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Apr 21 15:26
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German term

(o. D.).

German to English Science Environment & Ecology
This appears in several footnotes.
The source is given followed by o.D. in parentheses.

cf [Source] (o.D.)
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 n.d.
4 +2 without date / undated
Change log

Apr 22, 2024 07:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science"

Discussion

Brent Sørensen (asker) Apr 21:
Thanks for the quick discussion. I am almost certain it is ohne Datum in my text.
Björn Vrooman Apr 21:
@Jennifer All good. With things like these, I'm never sure whether it's the same abbreviation on both sides of the Atlantic (mostly know the American system). Considering I just found an Australian link, I guess--for once--there is no difference =)

Here's a UK one: https://libguides.northampton.ac.uk/harvard/citing/missingde...

Enjoy your Sunday!
Kartik Isaac Apr 21:
Just saw you posted this before I submitted an answer. I agree with "ohne Datum".
Björn Vrooman Apr 21:
Stimme Silke zu "Die Schwierigkeit beim Internetquellen zitieren ist oft, dass Du keine Seitenangaben findest. Dann lässt Du die Seitenangabe weg. Wenn auch kein Veröffentlichungsdatum genannt wird, kannst Du 'o. D.' (ohne Datum) oder 'o. J.' (ohne Jahr) schreiben.

z.B.: (Mayer o. J.)"
https://www.mystipendium.de/studium/internetquellen-zitieren

Nach APA sieht das so aus:
"Describe the work in square brackets, write 'n.d.' for 'no date,' and then provide the source."
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references...

Grüße

PS
Das Chicago Manual of Style verwendet ebenfalls "n.d.":
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/cit...
Silke Walter Apr 21:
Without date? Since there is no example given here: could it be "ohne Datum" (der Veröffentlichung)?

Proposed translations

+2
20 mins

without date / undated

ohne Datum
https://abkuerzungen.woxikon.de/abkuerzung/o.D..php#o.D.

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Note added at 23 mins (2024-04-21 15:49:44 GMT)
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https://abkuerzungen.woxikon.de/abkuerzung/o.D..php#o.D.
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Yes to 'undated', and you can abbreviate it, as Jennifer points out. ' Without date' sounds a bit awkward to me.
2 hrs
agree Michele Fauble
1 day 46 mins
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+3
31 mins

n.d.

Totally agree with Kartik's interpretation of o.D. as "undated", but the term we'd actually use in English-language academic references for this is "n.d."

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Note added at 32 mins (2024-04-21 15:59:02 GMT)
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Sorry - just spotted that Bjorn has "n.d." tucked away in his discussion comment! Didn't intend to pinch your response: Bjorn, feel free to submit as an answer and you'll get my "agree" :)
Reference:

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/missing-information

Peer comment(s):
agree Anne-Marie Pouchet
1 hr
agree Steffen Walter
15 hrs
agree Björn Vrooman : Ofc, undated also works. But this seems to be used around the world and is just as short as the original. What irks me, though, is that APA and (I think) some others don't require that you specify when you accessed a page.
2 days 15 hrs
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