Citing and referencing: Abbreviations used in referencing

3 to 5 authors
(Alberto, Jacobi & Keating, 1993) for the first citation and (Alberto et al., 1993) in subsequent citations.

6 or more authors
(Szerman et al., 2005)

Compiled or custom textbook

Comp.
Compiled or custom textbooks are created to support specific units.

Jones, T. S. (2012). Over the rainbow. In B. Smith (Comp.), Readings for ABC1001 (pp 10-20)

Edition

ed.
For the edition of a book

Editor(s)

Ed. or Eds.
When a book includes editors rather than authors

No date

n.d.
For sources that do not have a date of publication, substitute ‘n.d.’ (no date) after the name of the author.

In-text citation
(Southey, n.d.)

No page numbers

Mathews' use of. (2010, n. p.).

NOTE: For electronic sources without page numbers use:

• approximate page number (p. 3 of 9); or
• paragraph number for short text (para. 2); or
• the heading given in the source for the particular section.

Number

Use in your end text referencing when the resource incorporates a number that represents the accession, order, catalogue, etc number

Australian national accounts: National income, expenditure and product (Cat. No. 5206.0).

Dissertation Abstracts International. (University Microfilms No. 82-06, 181).

Page(s)

These are included in the in-text citation. If one page number is being referred to, use the abbreviation p. for page. If there are multiple pages use pp. to represent pages.

According to Gibbs (2009, pp. 34-35)

Paragraph

For electronic sources that do not provide page numbers, use the paragraph number and, if available, preceded by the abbreviation ‘para.’

(Clarkson, 2001, para. 2)

Revised edition

Used in end-text referencing when item is identified as being a revised edition

Referencing guide (14th Rev. ed.).

Translator(s)

Name the translator or editor only in the end-text reference, immediately following the title. In the case of translated works, cite the title in its translated form, not in its original form.

In-text citation
(Genet, 1966, p. 61)

End-text reference
Genet, J. (1966). The balcony (B. Frechtman, Trans.). London, England: Faber.

Volume(s)

Include in end text referencing if books include volume information

Robinson, A. (1994). The principals of genetics and heredity. In The new encyclopedia Britannica (Vol. 19, pp. 699-740). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica.