The following list is a personal project. I intend to create a fixed system of ref names to use in my edits. Until now, I've used very different ref names referring to the very same source—e.g. The Illustrated Star Wars Universe was sometimes "ISWU", sometimes "Illustrated". For the sake of consistency and in order to make my work easier, I wish to use the same codes for all the sources I frequently use.
My system is inspired by the one that was used in A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition. One of the basic principle is to use between two and five letters in a code, ideally three for "basic" sources.
The live action movies and their alternate versions
- TPM — Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- AOC — Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ROS — Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ANH — Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- SWHS — The Star Wars Holiday Special
- ESB — Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- COC — Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
- BFE — Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
- ROJ — Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Visual dictionaries
- TPMV — Star Wars Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- AOCV — Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
- TCWV — Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
- ROSV — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
- SWV — Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
Essential Guides
- EGA — The Essential Guide to Alien Species
- EGC — The Essential Guide to Characters
- EGD — The Essential Guide to Droids
- EGP — The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- EGV — The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- EGT — The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- EC — The Essential Chronology
- EGF — Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- EA — The Essential Atlas
- EGW — The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ERC — The Essential Reader's Companion
Inside the Worlds of
- IWSW — Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- IWTPM — Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Episode I
- IWAOC — Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Incredible Cross-sections
- SWIC — Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections
- TPMIC — Episode I: Incredible Cross-Sections
- AOCIC — Attack of the Clones: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ROSIC — Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections
WEG sourcebooks
- CFG — Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (sourcebook)
- CTD — Cracken's Threat Dossier
- GG1 — Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- GG2 — Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- GG3 — Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- GG4 — Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- GG5 — Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- GG6 — Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters
- GG7 — Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- GG8 — Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- GG9 — Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- GG10 — Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
- GG11 — Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
- GG12 — Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- ISB — Imperial Sourcebook (First Edition)
- RSB — Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (First Edition)
- SWSB — The Star Wars Sourcebook
Miscellaneous guides, encyclopedias and dictionaries
- ISWU — The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
- GSWU — A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- GSWU2 — A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (Second Edition)
- GSWU3 — A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (Third Edition)
- BOS — Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
- TJP — The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)
- WFG — The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- SWMM — Star Wars: The Magic of Myth (book)
- BTM — Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- CSWE — The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Thrawn Trilogy + Thrawn Duology
- HE — Heir to the Empire
- DFR — Dark Force Rising
- DFRC — Dark Force Rising (comics)
- LC — The Last Command
- SOP — Specter of the Past
- VOF — Vision of the Future
Jedi Prince series
- GDV — The Glove of Darth Vader
- LCJ — The Lost City of the Jedi
- ZHR — Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
- MMY — Mission from Mount Yoda
- QE — Queen of the Empire
- PDS — Prophets of the Dark Side (novel)
Comic series
- DOJ — Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
- DOJ0, DOJ1, DOJ2 etc.
- AOE — Star Wars: Agent of the Empire
- AOE1, AOE2, AOE3 etc.
- GAS — Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Golden Age of the Sith
- GAS0, GAS1, GAS2 etc.
- FSE — Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
- FSE1, FSE2, FSE3 etc.
- BWO — Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
- BWO1, BWO2
- SNS — Tales of the Jedi: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider
- SNS1, SNS2, SNS3
- FNU — Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
- FNU1, FNU2
- DLS — Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith
- DLS0, DLS1, DLS2 etc.
- TSW — Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Sith War
- TSW1, TSW2, TSW3 etc.
- TJR — Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption
- TJR1, TJR2, TJR3 etc.
- DE — Dark Empire
- DE1, DE2, DE3 etc.
- DEII — Dark Empire II
- DEII1, DEII2, DEII3 etc.
- EE — Empire's End
- EE1, EE2
- MSW — Marvel Star Wars
- MSW1, MSW2, MSW3 etc.
Short stories
- HOC — Hero of Cartao
- LOS — The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett
- TBH — Tales of the Bounty Hunters
- TJP — Tales from Jabba's Palace
- TMEC — Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
- TMEC1 — We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale
- TMEC2 — A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale
- TMEC3 — Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"
- TMEC4 — Play It Again, Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe
- TMEC5 — The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale
- TMEC6 — Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale
- TMEC7 — Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale
- TMEC8 — Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale
- TMEC9 — Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale
- TMEC10 — Trade Wins: The Ranat's Tale
- TMEC11 — When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
- TMEC12 — Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale
- TMEC13 — At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale
- TMEC14 — Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba
- TMEC15 — Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale
- TMEC16 — One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid