- anon. – anonymous
- ante. – before
- app. – appendix
- art. – article
- ca. or c. (circa) – around a given date
- cf. (confer) – to compare, for comparison
- chap. or ch. or chs. – chapter or chapters
- ed. – editor, edited by, edition
- eds. – editors
- et al. – and others
- et seq. – and what follows
- fn. – footnote
- ibid. (ibidem) – in the same place
- id. (idem) – the same person
- iss. – issue of magazine or journal
- j. or ff. – following page or pages
- l. or ll. – line or lines
- loc. cit. (loco citato) – in the place cited
- ms, mss – manuscript or manuscripts
- n.d. – no date of publication
- n.p. – no place of publication
- op. cit. (opere citato) – in the work already cited
- p. or pp. – page or pages
- para. – paragraph
- passim – scattered or spread throughout
- pseud. – pseudonym
- pt. – part
- q.v. or quod vide – cross reference
- reg. – registered
- rev. – revised
- rpt. – reprint, reprinted by
- sc. – scene
- sec. – section
- s.v. (sub verso) – under the word
- trans. or tr. – translated or translator(s)
- v. inf. (vide infra) – see below
- v. sup (vide supra) – see above
- vol. or vols. – volume or volumes