The proper citation for āCharlieā in the 2015 Index (presumably the or similar) depends on the exact source. However, the most common and proper paper format for referencing an entry in a 2015 indexāif you mean the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or a stock/index report āwould follow this general academic style (APA 7th ed.):
Author/Organization. (2015). Title of report [Data set]. Retrieved from URL Example: Russell Investments. (2015). 2015 Russell Global Index overview [Data set]. https://russellinvestments.com If āCharlieā refers to a personal name in an index of a book or journal (e.g., an index entry for a person named Charlie in a 2015 publication): You would cite the full source (book/article), not the index itself. Example: Lastname, F. (2015). Title of work . Publisher. (see āCharlieā in index) If āCharlie 2015 Indexā is a specific known document (e.g., a companyās internal index): Treat as an unpublished paper: Author, A. (2015). Charlie index 2015 [Unpublished raw data]. Department, University/Organization. Could you clarify which āCharlieā and which āIndexā you mean (e.g., financial index, book index, database name)? That would allow a precise, proper citation format. charlie 2015 index