Electronic source
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Internet materials
Entry in bibliography
Author, Document title (Full date)
For example
World Health Organisation, Violence against Women: a Priority Health Issue (1997)
Entry in footnote
Author, Document title, (Full date)
. For example
World Health Organisation, Violence against Women: a Priority Health Issue (1997)
Style notes
- If it is apparent on the web page, the author’s name should be included.
- Title of the web page or web document should be included in italics after the author’s name.
- If it is available, include the full date of the last update of the web page.
- The website name should be included, but not in italics.
- The Uniform Resource Locator should be included within “< >“ brackets.
- If the name of the website is different to the author, the website name should be included after the full date.
- Where the author and website name are identical, the website name should not be included.
- Where the full URL of a document appears cumbersome and the document can be easily obtained from the main page, the URL of the website may be used instead.
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Blogs and online forums
Entry in bibliography
Author of Post, ‘Title of Post’ on Author of Blog/Forum. Blog/Forum Name (Full Date of Post)
For example
Gans, Jeremy 'The Charter vs Eviction' on Jeremy Gans, Charterblog: Analysis of Victoria's Charter of Human Rights (12 July 2008)
Entry in footnote
Author of Post, ‘Title of Post’ on Author of Blog/Forum. Blog/Forum Name (Full Date of Post)
For example
Gans, Jeremy 'The Charter vs Eviction' on Jeremy Gans, Charterblog: Analysis of Victoria's Charter of Human Rights (12 July 2008)
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.