Register references manually

If you cannot find the reference in any database or journal, you can register the reference manually.

In EndNote:

Click the button Add a new reference to the selected group
Select the appropriate Reference Type at the top
Enter data
Click Save or Ctrl + S when you are finished

It is not necessary to fill in all the fields, see the table below for minimum information requirements that must be filled in to get the correct reference. The bibliographic style (in EndNote Output Style) has an impact on which fields need to be filled in, so check what the relevant style or journal requires.

Common reference types

Reference Type	Reference Type in EndNote	Fill in at least these fields for a correct reference
Article	Journal Article	Author, Year, Title, Journal, Volume, Issue, Pages
Book	Book	Author, Year, Title, Place Published, Publisher, Edition (if > 1st)
Edited book	Edited Book	Year, Title, Place Published, Publisher, Editor, Edition (if > 1st)
Book chapter	Book Section	Author, Year, Title, Editor, Book Title, Place Published, Publisher, Pages, Edition (if > 1st)
Web page	Web Page	Author (responsible for the website - often an organization or institution, add comma at the end), Year, Title, Last Update Date (if available), URL Fill in the access date in these fields, depending on the reference style: Access Year + Access Date (e.g. APA) Year Cited + Date Cited (e.g. Vancouver)
Legal rule or regulation	Legal Rule or Regulation, Government Document	Author (the short title of the law is entered in the Author field with a comma at the end) Year, Title (full title of the law), and URL if available
Government documents (icludes NOUs, Stortingsforhandlinger)	Government Document	Author (short title of NOU or other entered in the author field with a comma at the end: e.g. Report no. 28 (2014-2015), or NOU 2015: 12,), Year, Title, Place Published, Publisher ( department), URL if available
Conferences	Book/Edited Book (published conferences), Conference Proceedings (unpublished conferences), Book Section (published conference contributions), Conference Paper (unpublished conference contributions)	Author, Year, Title, Conference Name, Conference Location
Report	Report	Author, Year, Title, Series Title, Place Published, Institution, Report Number, URL if available.
Master thesis / Doctoral thesis	Thesis	Author, Year, Title, Place Published, University, Degree, Thesis Type (e.g. Master's thesis)

Important rules and exceptions

Field	Description
Title	Enter the full title. Place a colon between the main title and any subtitle. Do not put a dot in the end.
Author	Invert author name. One author per line. Organization names must have a comma at the end. Use two commas when an organization / institution has a comma in its name. For example: Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten, Senter for kunnskapsbasert praksis,, Høgskolen i Bergen
Editor	Same rules as in the Author field. Do not enter (Ed.) after the editor's name.
Edition	Write only the order number (e.g. 2nd) for edition, do not enter the word edition.
Pages	Type only number or range, do not enter p.
Access Date	Applicable if the reference type is Web Page.

Published May 4, 2020 2:27 PM - Last modified Jan. 27, 2025 2:11 PM