Line references- before or after punctuation?

[One More Solo]

What's the general consensus: when writing an essay should line/page references come before or after punctuation?

e.g.

...blah blah-di blah, (line 52) blah blah
...blah blah. (line 52)

or

...blah blah-di blah (line 52), blah blah
...blah blah (line 52).

I have seen both in academic essays and am now unsure of which way to go, advice? Thanks.

 

[One More Solo]

Bump! Did anyone go to uni?

 

[GingerNinja1989]

I'd say before personally.
Just so it can't be mistaken for applying to another sentence.

 

[Meridian]

Before, because it applies to that clause.


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[Jimbu]

Before

 

[vincent1989]

Before. Would seem fairly obvious to me...

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Should the punctuation be:

blah di blah (line 52,) blah blah

I suck at this, so is a genuine question.

 

[sammo62]

Before in this case, after if you are using foot/endnotes.

 

[Cosimo]

I'd put it before the punctuation mark.

 

[One More Solo]

Before in this case, after if you are using foot/endnotes.

I am using footnotes.

 

[fiveub]

Use the fullstop at the end, as the reference is related to the paragraph said (From the Harvard referencing manual from university ).

 

[sammo62]

I am using footnotes.

Like this:

Blah Blah Blah.1 if you are referencing the whole sentence of what you are saying.

Blah Blah2 Blah if you are specifically referencing that 1 piece of information in the sentence.

Of course I could be totally making that up- no one seemed too bothered during my degree.

Note superscripted numbers (cant figure out how to do that here)

 

[gillywibble]

Before

 

[One More Solo]

Just found my Uni style sheet so that clears things up. Apparently the way to go is a footnote for the first line/page reference and then all following references are to be made in the text after the full stop (unless the reference comes earlier in the sentence). Seems a convoluted way to do it but guess I have to go with it.