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Main Differences from 6th Edition (2002)
In-text citations
- Pages included in in-text citations appear after a colon and do not include p.
- Ampersand is no longer used in in-text citations
- (Carr and Kemmis 1986) or Carr and Kemmis (1986)
- 3 or more authors are entered as first author et al.
- Shortened form of corporate authors are used in-text
- (AIHW 2009)
- Reference is written as AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2009)…
- Multiple items cited together do not need to appear in alphabetical order
- (Carr and Kemmis 1986; MacIsaac 1995; Dick 2000)
Reference List
- There is no longer a comma between the author surname and initials
- Only include the place of publication if it is relevant to the user
- Electronic items – hyperlink the title and add a doi if one is available unless the document will be viewed in print only. If print only, add the URL at the end and do not hyperlink the title.
- Kelleher T (2009) ‘Conversational voice’, Journal of Communication, 59(1):172–188, doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.01410.x
- Year is placed in round brackets
- Some specialised items such as music, films, TV and radio have a different structure and order of elements in the new style