BS ISO 690:2010

BS ISO 690:2010 Information and documentation. Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources BS ISO 690 gives guidelines for the preparation of bibliographic references. It also provides guidelines for the preparation of citations in Latin scripts in works that are not themselves primarily bibliographical.
BS ISO 690 applies to bibliographic references and citations to all kinds of information resources, including (but not limited to) monographs, serials, contributions, patents, cartographic materials, electronic information resources (including computer software and databases), music, recorded sound, prints, photographs, graphic and audiovisual works, and moving images.
It does not apply to machine parsable citations. It is also not applicable to legal citations, which have their own standards. BS ISO 690 does not prescribe a particular style of reference or citation. The standard uses examples that are not prescriptive as to style and punctuation. BS ISO690 also includes explanations and examples of bibliographic references, to illustrate how to apply the requirements for referencing or citing printed and electronic information resources.
Contents of BS ISO 690 include:

Scope Terms and definitions Basic principles for creating references Elements of a reference Sources of data Transliteration Abbreviation Punctuation and typography Order of elements Creator Selection Personal names Organizations or groups. Multiple creators. Pseudonyms Anonymous works Title Form of title Translation of title Titles of serials Distinction between title of contribution and title of host item Conferences Medium designation. Editi...