General citation guidance
Though we do not have any formal guidance on the proper way to cite a Hypothesis annotation as a source in a research paper, we recommend including the following annotation information at a minimum:
- Full name of annotator (if known)
- Hypothesis username
- Date of annotation
- First 20 words of the annotation
- URL of annotation
You can find the URL of an annotation by clicking the Share icon in the bottom-right corner of the annotation card.
If you have a recommended format for citing Twitter posts, this same format will almost always serve a Hypothesis annotation well.
Example citations
Chicago Manual of Style
Format:
Lastname, Firstname (Hypothesis username). Year. “Full text of the annotation up to 20 words.” Hypothesis annotation, Month day, year. URL.
Example:
Dricker, Matt (dricker). 2022. “Suggestion for citing Hypothesis annotations using the Chicago style.” Hypothesis annotation, February 22, 2022. https://hyp.is/VbTAqJPxEeyVdss0dJghSw/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html
APA style
Format:
Author last name, First initial. [Hypothesis user name]. (Year, Month Day). Full text of the annotation up to 20 words [annotation]. Hypothesis. URL
Example:
Dricker, M. [dricker] (2022, February 22). Suggestion for citing Hypothesis annotations using the Chicago style [annotation]. Hypothesis. https://hyp.is/VbTAqJPxEeyVdss0dJghSw/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html