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Referencing and Assignment Writing guide: Citing Groups as Authors (govt., corporation or assoc. document or report)

Groups as Authors

Groups as Authors  (government agencies, corporations or associations)

Examples:

 

In-text citation:    (Telstra Research Laboratories, 1993)

Reference:            Telstra Research Laboratories. (1993). New horizon: 1993 annual report. Clayton, 
                                         Vic.: Telstra Research Laboratories.

 

In-text citation:     (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 2006)

Reference:            Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. (2006). Australian soil and land survey
                                           
field handbook. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing.                              

Note: Subsequent in-text citation can be shortened if it does not cause confusion. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation can be abbreviated to  (CSIRO, 2006)

 

If the document or report has an assigned report number include that number in parentheses directly after the title.

In-text citation:    (Group Author, year)

Reference:           Group Author. (year). Ttitle of work. (Report No. xxx). Location: Publisher.

 

Note: Use the title of the document if no author is identified.

 

 


 

Information for:

  •   Groups as Authors in In-text references taken from American Psychological Association Publication Manual (2010, p. 176-177, 183, 205).

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Reference list abbreviations

(APA, 2010, p.180)

Abbreviation

edition

ed.

Revised edition

Rev. ed.

second edition   

2nd ed.

Editor (editors)

Ed. (Eds.)

Translator(s)

Trans.

no date

n.d.

page (pages)

p. (pp.)

Volume (Volumes)

Vol. (Vols.)

Number

No.

Part

Pt.

Technical Report

Tech. Rep.

Supplement

Suppl.