A Note About Page Numbers
Text citations of the Heavenly Doctrines refer not to page numbers but to Swedenborg's passage numbers, which are uniform in all editions.

For Example:
"Apocalypse Revealed 34" refers to passage 34 of Apocalypse Revealed. A reference such as Arcana Coelestia 592:2 indicates subsection 2 of passage 592, marked by [2] in the text itself.

Basic Form
It is recommended that when referencing the Heavenly Doctrines the author-date system (The Chicago Manual of Style, Section 16) be adhered to in general form with a few specific alterations as seen below.

Original Latin Edition
Include the author's name, the title of the work in italics, the place of publication, and the year of publication.

For Example:
Swedenborg, Emanuel. De Coelo et Ejus Mirabilibus, et de Inferno, ex Auditis et Visis. London: 1758.

Later Latin Editions
Include the author's name, the original date of publication in brackets, the date of publication of the cited edition, the title of the work in italics, the name of the editor, the place of publication, and the publisher.

For Example:
Swedenborg, Emanuel. [1758] 1862. De Coelo et Ejus Mirabilibus, et de Inferno, ex Auditis et Visis. Edited by Johann Friedrich Immanuel Tafel. Tubingen: Verlags-Expedition.

English Translations
Include the author's name, the original date of publication in brackets, the date of publication of the cited translation, the title of the work in italics, the name of the translator, the place of publication, and the publisher.

For Example:
Swedenborg, Emanuel. [1758] 1778. A Treatise Concerning Heaven and Its Wonders, and Also Concerning Hell: Being a Relation of Things Heard and Seen. Translated by John Clowes. London: Society for Printing and Publishing the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Referencing Passages from this Web Site
Include author's name, the original date of publication in brackets, the date of publication of the cited translation, the title of the work, the passage number, the translator, a link to the HeavenlyDoctrines.org, and then the url in triangular brackets.

For Example:
Swedenborg, Emanuel. [1756] 1999. Arcana Coelestia. n. 10125. Translated by John Elliot. The Heavenly Doctrines. <http://www.theheavenlydoctrines.org/static/d8086/10125.htm>.

Parenthetical Reference
Once a full citation has been included in the Works-Cited list, parenthetical citations may be used to reference these works. For these references, include the short title or abbreviation from the list below in italics, the passage number, and the translator's initials or name.

For Example:
(HH 214; GFD) or
(HH 214; George F. Dole) or
(Heaven and Hell 214; GFD) or
(Heaven and Hell 214; George F. Dole)