Variation in conventions

You may notice that there is slight variation between different publishers in the way that information is displayed (see the examples below).

What is important, however, is that they are consistent in their use of conventions (e.g. Cambridge University Press and Wiley-Blackwell always put dates of publications in parentheses; John Benjamins never does). For you, too, consistency is the crucial thing, so you should not follow the style of specific publishers but always use the conventions outlined in this guide.