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Government or organization reports

Reference list

Name of Group/Organisation or Last name, First name (if known). Year of publication. Title of Work. Place of Publication: Government Agency's name. http://xxxxxxxxxxxx.

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). 2021. Childhood Overweight and Obesity: The Impact of the Home Environment. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/overweight-obesity/childhood-overweight-and-obesity-impact-of-home/summary.

In-text

(AIHW 2021)

AIHW (2021) states that...

Notes

  • If a publication has no personal author’s name on the title page, list the organisation as author in the reference list.
  • Acronyms for long organizational names can be used to facilitate shorter in-text citing.
  • If acronym is used in the in-text citation also use it in reference list.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Conference papers

Reference list

Author(s) last name, First name. Year of publication. "Paper Title." Paper presented at Name, Location and Date of Conference. Accessed Month, Day Year. http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Carter, Sam, and Daniel Altshuler. 2017. "'Now' With Subordinate Clauses." Paper presented at 27th Semantics and Linguistic Theory Conference. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, US. May12, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v27i0.4162.

In-text

(Carter and Altshuler 2017)

Carter and Altshuler (2017) argue that...

Notes

  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • If conference paper is published as part of an edited volume, treat as a chapter in an edited book
  • Find month, place information on conference website for relevant year
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Statistics

Reference list

Name of organization. Date of publication. Title of Work. Cat. Catalogue number. Place of publication. http://xxxxxxxxxxxx.

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics). 2017. Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016. Cat. no. 2071.0. Canberra, ACT. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/19DA38C6B6AF5E9FCA25814B00030D2E/$File/snapshot%20of%20australia,%202016%20census%20data%20summary.pdf.

In-text

(ABS 2017)

ABS (2017) have shown ...

Notes

  • If acronym is used for long organizational names in the in-text citation, use the acronym as the organizational name in reference list.
  • More details on elements to include when citing different document types at Citing ABS sources (ABS website)
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Standards

Reference list

Name of Standards Organization. Year of publication. Title of standard. Standard number or edition. Location of Publisher: Publisher. https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Standards Australia. 2013. Cots for Household Use - Safety Requirements. AS/NZS 2172:2013. Sydney: Standards Australia. https://www.standards.org.au/standards-catalogue/sa-snz/consumer/cs-003/as-slash-nzs--2172-2013.

In-text

(Standards Australia 2013)

Notes

  • Acronyms for long organizational names can be used.
  • List the acronym as the organizational name in reference list.