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General forms (when DOIs are assigned, use them):
Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.
Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxxxxxx
Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Retrieved from xxxxxxxxxxxx database.
Include subtitles. All titles must be italicised.
Information about editions (if other than the first), series, volume numbers or chapter page ranges should be included in parentheses ( ) after the title - not in italics but before the full stop.
Other descriptive information may also follow the title and any parenthetical information in brackets [ ] also before the full stop.
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A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique name assigned by the International DOI Foundation that provides a persistent link to its location on the Internet. When a DOI is available, no further retrieval information is needed to locate the content. Leaver, B. L., Ehrman, M., & Shekhtman, B. (2005). Achieving success in second language acquisition. doi:10.1017/ CBO9780511610431 Schiraldi, G. R. (2000). The post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to healing, recovery, and growth [Adobe Digital Editions version]. doi:10.1036/0071393 722 When a DOI is not available, use the URL. Burton, R. (1832). The anatomy of melancholy. Retrieved from http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/burton/robert/ melancholy/ Database information may be given for books (monographs) of limited circulation (e.g. from the University's database subscriptions). Nazareth, L. (2007). The leisure economy: How changing demographics, economics, and generational attitudes will reshape our lives and our industries [Monograph]. Retrieved from Books24x7 database. Use "Available from" when the URL leads to information on how to obtain the cited material (rather than to the material itself). Tyler, G. W. (n.d.). Evolution in the systems age. Available from http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp? itemID=46&page=2 Books downloaded to mobile devices (without a DOI): Ware, C. (2010). Cottage by the sea [Kindle version]. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark. Tzu, S. (2011). The art of war [Kobo version]. Berkeley, CA: Shambhala. |
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List all authors names. Calder, A. (2009). Compliance for green IT: A pocket guide. Cambridgeshire: IT Governance. Bernstein, D. K., & Tiegerman, E. (1989). Language and communication disorders in children (2nd ed.). Columbus, OH: Merill. Curwen, B., Palmer, S., & Ruddell, P. (2000). Brief cognitive behaviour therapy (Brief Therapies Series). London: Sage. |
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List the first six and then the last. Midgley, C., Maehr, M. L., Hruda, L., Anderman, E. M., Freeman, K. E., Gheen, M., ... Urdan, T. (2000). Manual for the patterns of adaptive learning scales (PALS). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. In-text: (Midgley et al., 2000). |
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General form: Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher. Roy, M. J. (Ed.). (2006). Novel approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (NATO Security Through Science Series). Amsterdam: IOS. Grubb, M., & Neuhoff, K. (Eds.). (2006). Emissions trading & competitiveness: Allocations, incentives and industrial competitiveness under the EU emissions trading scheme. London: Earthscan. |
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Article or chapter in an edited book or an encyclopedia |
General form - Do NOT copy the use of bold text! Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher. Treasure, D. C., Lemyre, P. N., Kuczka, K. K., & Standage, M. (2007). Motivation in elite sport: A self-determination perspective. In M. S. Hagger & N. L. Chatzisarantis (Eds.), Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in exercise and sport (pp. 153-166). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Bergmann, I. (1997). Attention deficit disorder. In The new Encyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica. Cormier, L. S. (1985). Action responses. In Interview strategies for helpers (2nd ed., pp. 114-118, 121). Monterey, CA: Brooks. Dadds, M. R., James, R. C., Barrett, P. M., & Verhulst, F. C. (2004). Diagnostic issues. In T. H. Ollendick & J. S. March (Eds.), Phobic and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A clinician's guide to effective psychosocial and pharmacological interventions (Part 1, pp. 3-33). Retrieved from ebrary database. Individual chapters may have their own DOI. Jacobs, G. M., & Hall, S. (2002). Implementing cooperative learning. In J. C. Richards & W. A. Renandya (Eds.), Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice (pp. 52-58). doi:10.1017/CBO978051 1667190.009 |
If there are no authors or editors, move the title to that position. Psychological effects of cocaine and crack addiction: A survey of the psychological side of so-called "designer drugs". (1999). Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House. In text, use a few words of the title (in italics), or the whole title if it is short, in place of an author name in the citation: (Psychological effects, 1999). If a work is signed "Anonymous", begin the entry with the word Anonymous as if it were a true name. |
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American Psychiatric Association. (2001). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. |
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Full official names of group authors such as associations or government agencies should be used. Parent bodies precede subdivisions. File by the first significant word. Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2006). Measures of Australia's progress (Catalogue No. 1370.0). Canberra: Author. Church of England. Archdeaconry of Maidstone. (1877). The Church in its divine constitution and office, and in its relations with the civil power: A charge delivered to the clergy of the Archdeaconry of Maidstone at the ordinary visitation in May 1877; with notes (Talbot Collection of British Pamphlets). Retrieved from http://www.archive.org/details/churchin itsdivin00chur National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia). Health Care Committee. Expert Panel on Mental Health. (1991). Homelessness and severe mental disorders: Report of the Health Care Committee Expert Panel on Mental Health (Monograph series (National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia). Health Care Committee) No. 2). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. Queensland. Department of Corrective Services. Women's Policy Unit. (2000). Profile of female offenders under community and custodial supervision in Queensland. Brisbane: Author. United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. (1988). The health consequences of smoking: Nicotine addiction; a report of the Surgeon General (DHHS Publication No. (CDC) 88-8406). Rockville, MD: Office of Smoking and Health. World Bank. (2008). Textbooks and school library provision in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank Working Paper No. 126. Africa Human Development Series). Retrieved from EBL database. |
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Levy-Leboyer, C. (1982). Psychology and environment (D. Cantor and I. Griffiths, Trans.). Beverley Hills, CA: Sage. (Original work published 1979) The Publication manual does not include examples for including illustrators but the following format would be consistent. Reesink, M. (1980). The princess who always ran away (F. Tresy, Illus.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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