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Guide to citing & referencing in this author, date style for ACU students.

Books & ebooks

Print book

Reference list

Single author

Author, AA Year, Title of book, xth edn, Publisher, Location.
Rahman, AR 2016, The Australian accounting standards review board: the establishment of its participative review process, Routledge, London.

In-text

Rahman (2016) states that… or (Rahman 2016, p. 49)… or Rahman (2016, p. 49) claims that…

Notes

  • The title of the book is always in italics.
  • Include the edition number shortened to "edn" if not the first or only edition.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Edited book

Reference list

Editor, AA & Editor, BB (eds) Year, Title of book, Publisher, Location.
Arnold, DG, Beauchamp, TL & Bowie, NE (eds) 2013, Ethical theory and business, 9th edn, Pearson, Boston.

In-text

Arnold, Beauchamp and Bowie (2013) state that… or (Arnold, Beauchamp & Bowie 2013, p. 18). or Arnold, Beauchamp and Bowie (2013, p. 18) argues…

Notes

  • Use editor's name in place of the author and add (ed) or (eds).
  • The title of the book is always in italics.
  • Include the edition number shortened to "edn" if not the first or only edition.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Chapter in an edited book

Reference list

Author, AA & Author, BB Year, ‘Title of chapter’, in AA Editor & BB Editor (eds), Title of book, Publisher, Location, pp. xxx-xxx.

Warner, R 2010, 'Giving feedback on assignment writing to international students: the integration of voice and writing tools', in WM Chan, KN Chin, M Nagami & T Suthiwan (eds), Media in foreign language teaching and learning, De Gruyter, Boston, pp. 355-382.

In-text

Warner (2010) state that… or (Warner 2010, p. 360). or Warner (2010, p. 360) argues…

Notes

  • Use the chapter author/s in-text and as the first author/s in the reference list.
  • The chapter title is put in 'Single quotations'.
  • Enter any editor’s names with the initials first.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Ebook

Reference list

Author, AA Year, Title of book, Publisher, Location. viewed Day Month Year, Database Name.
Seago, WE 2016, The tax aspects of acquiring a business, Business Expert Press, New York, viewed 12 October 2018, Ebook Central.

In-text

Seago (2016) states that… or (Seago 2016, p. 52). or Seago (2016, p. 52) explains…

Notes

  • Enter publisher and location details as per print book.
  • If retrieved from an ACU database, use the database name, for example, Ebook Central.
  • If no place of publication can be located, only list the publisher.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Chapter in an edited ebook

Reference list

With doi

Author, AA & Author, BB Year, ‘Title of chapter’, in AA Editor & BB Editor (eds), Title of book, Publisher, Location, pp. xxx-xxx, viewed Day Month Year, <doi: xxx>.
Boatright, J 2016, 'Why risk management failed', in AG Malliaris, L Shaw, H Shefrin (eds), The global financial crisis and its aftermath: hidden factors in the meltdown, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 384-398, viewed 15 August 2018, <doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199386222.003.0017>.

Without doi

Author, AA & Author, BB Year, ‘Title of chapter’, in AA Editor & BB Editor (eds), Title of book, Publisher, Location, pp. xxx-xxx, viewed Day Month Year, <http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> or Database Name.
Fernandes, DS & Machado, CS, 'Human resource management in the health system: in the never-ending quest for productivity improvement', in C Machado & JP Davim, JP (eds) 2017, Productivity and organisational management, De Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 107-130, viewed 15 August 2018, Ebook Central.

In-text

…(Fernandes & Machado 2017, pp. 111-112).
Fernandes and Machado (2017, pp. 111-112) discuss…

Notes

  • Enter publisher and location details as per print book. 
  • If no place of publication can be located, only list the publisher.
  • If retrieved from an ACU database, use the database name, for example, Ebook Central.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Encyclopedias & dictionaries

Reference list

Author, AA & Author, BB Year, ‘Title of chapter’, in AA Editor & BB Editor (eds), Title of book, Publisher, Location, pp. xxx-xxx.
Duska, R, Duska, B & Ragatz, J 2008, 'Accounting, ethics of', in RW Kolb (ed), Encyclopedia of business ethics and society, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 9-15.

In-text

Duska, Duska and Ragatz (2008) state that… or (Duska, Duska & Ragatz 2008, p. 9). or Duska, Duska and Ragatz (2008 p. 9) define…

Notes

  • Referencing format is the same as chapter in edited book or edited ebook.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.