Book
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No author
Entry in bibliography
Title of Book (Publisher, Year)
For example
The Spin (Hodder Moa Becket, 1996)
Entry in footnote
Title of Book (Publisher, Year) Page Reference.
For example
The Spin (Hodder Moa Becket, 1996) 15.
Style notes
- Book titles are Italicised.
- Capitalisation – capitalise all words of the title, except articles (the, a, an), conjunctions (and, but) and prepositions (on, with, before).
- Where a book has no author, the title of the book is the first thing to appear in the entry.
- Edition numbers are placed after the publisher details, within the brackets, before the year.
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One author
Entry in bibliography
Title of Book (Publisher, Year) For example
Foster, Michelle, International Refugee Law and Socio-Economic Rights: Refuge from Deprivation (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Entry in footnote
For example
Michelle Foster, International Refugee Law and Socio-Economic Rights: Refuge from Deprivation (Cambridge University Press, 2007) 22.
Style notes
- Book titles are Italicised.
- Capitalisation – capitalise all words of the title, except articles (the, a, an), conjunctions (and, but) and prepositions (on, with, before)
- Edition numbers are placed after the publisher details, within the brackets, before the year.
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Two or three authors
Entry in bibliography
For example
Joseph, Sarah, Jenny Schultz and Melissa Castan, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and Commentary (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed, 2004)
Entry in footnote
For example
Sarah Joseph, Jenny Schultz and Melissa Castan, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and Commentary (Oxford University Press, 2nd ed, 2004) 52.
Style notes
- Book titles are Italicised
- Capitalisation – capitalise all words of the title, except articles (the, a, an), conjunctions (and, but) and prepositions (on, with, before)
- Edition numbers are placed after the publisher details, within the brackets, before the year
- First author in bibliography is surname, firstname order. Other authors are in firstname, surname order.
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More than three authors
Entry in bibliography
Author et al, Title of Book (Publisher, Edition ed, Year)
For example
Rishworth, Paul et al, The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Oxford University Press, 2003)
Entry in footnote
Author et al, Title of Book (Publisher, Year) Page Reference.
For example
Paul Rishworth et al, The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Oxford University Press, 2003) 8.
Style notes
- Book titles are Italicised
- Capitalisation – capitalise all words of the title, except articles (the, a, an), conjunctions (and, but) and prepositions (on, with, before)
- Edition numbers are placed after the publisher details, within the brackets, before the year
- For author details, first author is noted, followed by "et al".
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Edited book
Entry in bibliography
Editor (ed), Title (Publisher, Year)
For example
Frey, R G (ed), Utility and Rights (Basil Blackwell, 1985)
Entry in footnote
Editor (ed), Title (Publisher, Year) Page Reference.
For example
R G Frey (ed), Utility and Rights (Basil Blackwell, 1985) 15.
Style notes
- The name of the editor of a book should appear in the same manner as an author’s name and should be followed by ‘(ed)’ for one editor or ‘(eds) for multiple editors
- Book titles are Italicised
- Capitalisation – capitalise all words of the title, except articles (the, a, an), conjunctions (and, but) and prepositions (on, with, before)
- Edition numbers are placed after the publisher details, within the brackets, before the year
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Book chapter
Entry in bibliography
Author of chapter, ‘Title of Chapter’ in Author(s) of Book, Title of Book (Publisher, Year)
For example
Russell, Meg, 'Reform of the House of Lords: Lessons for Bicameralism' in Nicholas Aroney, Scott Prasser and J R Nethercots (eds) Restraining Elective Dictatorship: The Upper House Solution? (University of Western Australia Press, 2008)
Entry in footnote
Author of chapter, 'Title of Chapter' in Author(s) of Book Title of Book (Publisher, Year) Page Reference.
For example
Meg Russell, ‘Reform of the House of Lords: Lessons for Bicameralism’ in Nicholas Aroney, Scott Prasser and J R Nethercots (eds) Restraining Elective Dictatorship: The Upper House Solution? (University of Western Australia Press, 2008) 119.
Style notes
- Chapter title should be enclosed in single inverted commas
- Book titles are Italicised
- Capitalisation – capitalise all words of the title, except articles (the, a, an), conjunctions (and, but) and prepositions (on, with, before)
- Edition numbers are placed after the publisher details, within the brackets, before the year
Please note the following notes for the AGLC 3 style are brief and general. For detailed citation work, please see the full AGLC 3 citation guide.
The AGLC is a reference/footnote system.
This style is based on the most recent version of AGLC – the third edition – Melbourne University Law Review Association Australian Guide to Legal Citation (online) or you can borrow a copy from the library (Melbourne University Law Review Association, 3rd ed, 2010) .
References cited in text must be listed in the bibliography and all references listed in the bibliography must be cited in the text. It should list all references relied upon, not just the references in text and footnotes. Fullstops must be used at the end of footnotes, but are not used for bibliographies.
Because referencing enables readers to locate the sources, reference data must be accurate.
Bibliography/reference list layout
Bibliography list order is done alphabetically by author surname.
Where an item has no author, the first word of the title is used.
Entries by the same single or multiple authors are arranged chronologically, by year of publication.
The bibliography may be divided into the section below. However a section may be omitted and other categories or subdivisions may be included as needed (with appropriate renumbering).
- Articles/books/reports
- Cases
- Legislation
- Treaties
- Other.
Journal, book, report, case, legislation and treaty titles are italicised. Eg Harvard Law Review .
Journal titles in the Bibliography must be spelled out fully – no abbreviated titles.
Starting page numbers for all articles and chapters in books should be included only not the page range.
Acceptable abbreviations in the bibliography for aspects of the citation and other publications include:
| Chap | Chapter |
| ed | Edition |
| eds | Editors |
| ed | Editor |
| 2nd ed | Second edition |
| No | Number |
| Vol | Volume |
| Cth | Commonwealth |
| pt | part |
| Rep | Report |
| art | Article |
Note: Official UN documents have their own specific abbreviations – see page 130 of the AGLC 3rd ed.
AGLC 3 uses smart quotes, single inverted commas.
For detailed information on reference types not covered here, please consult the online version of AGLC 3.