| Type | Rule | Example |
| Colon | Place a colon between the title and subtitle of a book | Advertising: Principles and practice. |
| Round Brackets | Place the year of publication or creation in round brackets | (2013) |
| Round Brackets | For audio visual materials use round brackets for producer or director | (Producer) (Director) |
| Round Brackets | Place the abbreviation for editor or editors in round brackets | (Ed.) (Eds.) |
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Round Brackets |
Place the edition number of a book in round brackets | (2nd ed.) |
| Round Brackets | Place the issue number of an magazine or journal in round brackets | (5) |
| Square Brackets | Place the format description where appropriate in square brackets | [Image] |
| Fullstops | Generally, the various parts of a reference should be separated by fullstops | Jones, B. (2012). Mammals. Little Hills Press. |
| Capital Letters | Capitalise only the first word of the title and subtitle (if any), and proper names | Living and working in Australia: A guide for migrants. |
| Italics | Place titles of books, magazines, journals, newspapers, webpages and DVDs in italics | Digital photography |
| Italics | Place the volume number of a journal in italics | 35 |
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If no date is available, place (n.d.) in the date position.
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Everything you have cited in-text appears in your Reference List.
The exceptions are lecture notes and personal communications that are cited in-text only.