including website in text for DS

[hillbillyheart]

How do I set a website apart from the rest of the text when I have to reference in for a DS article? I received an edit for not attributing information in the body of the article even though I listed the site in the reference section. I was thinking just put the site title inside of apostrophes to set it apart, but I'm not sure and don't want it to get rejected if that's not correct. Thanks!

[Hoping2]

I would just use the "According to..." solution.

[hillbillyheart]

I did use "according to" but when I reference the actual website how do I set it apart from the rest of the text?

[Hoping2]

I've never had them request that I do that. I've done according to sgsfgafg.com, or, according to the sdfsdsdfsd website. Did the editor ask for it to be set apart?

[hillbillyheart]

Thanks Hoping, I removed the apostrophes and just listed it like you said you've done before, so I guess we'll see if it flies.

[Hoping2]

I'd hate to steer you wrong, but I have never seen any way to set them apart in the style guides. Good luck! *crossed fingers*

[prosaic]

I've never said "According to VVVVV.com..." but rather "According to a 1988 diabetes study by researchers at VVVV medical school..." and then listed the referenced website or article.

Never had a rewrite for this issue.

[beanandpumpkin]

What is the website? If it's a university, then I'd write "According to the University of Maryland Medical Center....." If it's a government site, find the name of it. "According to the National Institutes of Health..." If the name of the actual company/resource is www. herbalremedies. com, I'd write "According to HerbalRemedies.com..." et cetera. Good luck!

[ferfer]

You can use ( ) when mentioning a reference so the CE knows where to find it.

For instance, if you say "Fifty percent of college graduates are women." (NCES.org) or something similar to that. Or, if you say, "According to the National Center for Education Statistics....(page 3)" to indicate the page of the pdf where you got the information or the url where you found it.

The CE will remove the references in parenthesis prior to the article being published.

Hope this makes sense I'm a little tired today!

[prosaic]

Originally Posted by ferfer

For instance, if you say "Fifty percent of college graduates are women." (NCES.org) or something similar to that. Or, if you say, "According to the National Center for Education Statistics....(page 3)" to indicate the page of the pdf where you got the information or the url where you found it.

The CE will remove the references in parenthesis prior to the article being published.

Hope this makes sense I'm a little tired today!

You can't do that for Livestrong articles, though.