Journal
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One author
Entry in bibliography
Author, ‘Article Title’ (Year) Volume Journal Title Page Reference
For example
Kirby, Justice Michael, 'Is Legal History Now Ancient History?' (2009) 83 Australian Law Journal 31
Entry in footnote
Author, 'Article Title' (Year) Volume Journal Title Page Reference.
For example
Justice Michael Kirby, ‘Is Legal History Now Ancient History?’ (2009) 83 Australian Law Journal 31.
Style notes
- The full title of the journal, (as it appears on the title page) should be italicised.
- For journals organised by volume number, the year of publication should appear in parentheses (round brackets).
- Capitalise the first and all major words of the publication name. Give the publication name in full. e.g. Harvard Law Review.
- Capitalise the article title as follows - first word of title and subtitle and proper names and proper adjectives. e.g. Still Moving: Between Cinema and Photography.
- Give the volume number of journals, magazines and newsletters.
- The name of the article needs to have smartquotes (single quotation marks)either side of it.
- Citation includes the starting page of the article only, not the page range.
- Author’s name must include a comma after it.
- The full title of the journal should not be abbreviated.
- ‘The’ should not be included at the start of a journal title.
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Two authors
Entry in bibliography
Authors, ‘Title of Article’ (Year) Volume (Issue if Required) Name of Publication Page Reference
For example
Green, Stuart and Scott Sloan, 'Mere Existence of Trade Mark May Not Override Rights to the Earlier Registration of Domain Names' (2011) 13(9-10) Internet Law Bulletin 168
Entry in footnote
Authors, 'Title of Article' (Year of Publication) Volume (Issue if Required) Name of Publication Page Reference.
For example
Stuart Green and Scott Sloan, ‘Mere Existence of Trade Mark May Not Override Rights to the Earlier Registration of Domain Names’ (2011) 13(9-10) Internet Law Bulletin 168.
Style notes
- The full title of the journal, (as it appears on the title page) should be italicised.
- For journals organised by volume number, the year of publication should appear in parentheses (round brackets).
- For journals organised by year, the relevant year should appear in square brackets.
- Italicise the name of the journal/publication and volume number.
- Capitalise the first and all major words of the publication name. Give the publication name in full. e.g. Harvard Law Review.
- Capitalise the article title as follows - first word of title and subtitle and proper names and proper adjectives. e.g. Still moving: Between cinema and photography.
- Give the volume number of journals, magazines and newsletters.
- The name of the article needs to have smartquotes (single quotation marks) either side of it.
- Citation includes the starting page of the article only, not the page range.
- Author’s name must include a comma after it.
- The full title of the journal should not be abbreviated.
- ‘The’ should not be included at the start of a journal title.
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Two or three authors
Entry in bibliography
Authors ‘Title of Article’ (Year of Publication) Volume (Issue if required) Name of Publication Page Reference
For example
Eastwood, Christine, Sally Kift and Rachael Grace 'Attrition in Child Sexual Assault Cases: Why Lord Chief Justice Hale Got It Wrong' (2006): 16 Journal of Judicial Administration 81
Entry in footnote
Authors, 'Title of Article' (Year of Publication) Volume (Issue if Required) Name of Publication Page Reference.
For example
Christine Eastwood, Sally Kift and Rachael Grace 'Attrition in Child Sexual Assault Cases: Why Lord Chief Justice Hale Got It Wrong' (2006) 16 Journal of Judicial Administration 81
Style notes
- For works by two or more authors, in the bibliography entry, only the first author’s name and surname should be inverted.
- The full title of the journal, (as it appears on the title page) should be italicised.
- For journals organised by volume number, the year of publication should appear in parentheses (round brackets).
- For journals organised by year, the relevant year should appear in square brackets.
- Capitalise the first and all major words of the publication name. Give the publication name in full. e.g. Harvard Law Review.
- Capitalise the article title as follows - first word of title and subtitle and proper names and proper adjectives. e.g. Still Moving: Between Cinema and Photography.
- Give the volume number of journals, magazines and newsletters.
- The name of the article needs to have smartquotes (single quotation marks) either side of it.
- Citation includes the starting page of the article only, not the page range.
- Author’s name must include a comma after it.
- The full title of the journal should not be abbreviated.
- ‘The’ should not be included at the start of a journal title.
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.