FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES IN REPORTS

Footnotes and Endnotes

1. In addition to parenthetical references, two other acceptable methods for giving credit to sources of information are footnotes and endnotes. Footnotes and endnotes should include the name of the author, the title of the book or article, the publisher, the place and year of publication, and the page numbers being referenced.

Footnotes

1. Footnotes are indicated in the body of a report by superior figures.
2. Footnotes are consecutively numbered.
3. Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page on which the reference appears.

Endnotes

1. Endnotes are indicated in the body of a report by superior figures.
2. Endnotes are numbered consecutively.
3. Endnotes appear at the end of a report, either on the last page or on a separate page.