Board Thread:Editor Board/@comment-3551173-20131004024806/@comment-6697950-20131021153602

If an exact date is given in a specific chapter:

E.g.:

Source: Excerpt from volume 3, chapter 1

''Pain suddenly hit my chest, and I shifted my sight away from the Nerve Gear and stood up. I glanced at a mirror hanging on the wall. The embedded EL panel on the wall clearly displayed the current date and time.

'''Sunday, January 19th, 2025. 7:15AM.'

Then, your reference would be:

If a date is given in relative time:

E.g.

Excerpt from Volume 3, chapter 2:

ALfheim Online was released twelve months after the SAO incident.

Then, your reference would be:

Of course, you don't have to phrase it the same way I do, but what's important is that you explain how the date was calculated and which volume and chapter you are sourcing, as relative time dates are harder to confirm.