Note: More often than not, students will need to reference a webpage as opposed to an entire website. Consider the difference between referencing the entire library website verses the one page on the library website where you found the information.
In-text Citation
Rule: (Author Year)
(State Library of Queensland 2023)
Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)
(State Library of Queensland 2023:3)
Reference List
Rule: Author AA (Year) Name of website, URL, accessed Day Month Year.
State Library of Queensland (2023) State Library of Queensland, https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/, accessed 29 June 2023.
In-text Citation
Rule: (Author Year)
(Cabral 2021)
Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)
(Cabral 2021:5)
Reference List
Rule: Author AA (Year) Title of webpage, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
Cabral J (2021) Welcome to the golden age of masa, Epicurious website, accessed 24 June 2021, https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/golden-age-of-masa-article.
In-text Citation
Rule: (Name or title of website Year)
(Tasteatlas 2021)
Rule: (Name or title of website Year:page or paragraph number)
(Tasteatlas 2021:4)
Reference List
Rule: Name or title of website (Year) Title of webpage, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
Tasteatlas (2021) Top 100: most popular South American dishes, Tasteatlas website, accessed 24 June 2021, https://www.tasteatlas.com/100-most-popular-dishes-in-south-america.
In-text Citation
Rule: (Name or title of website Year)
(W3C 2019)
Rule: (Name or title of website Year:paragraph number)
(W3C 2019:12)
Reference List
Rule: Author AA (Year) ‘Title of webpage’, Name of larger publication or series, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
APSC (Australian Public Service Commission) (2021) ‘Author-date’, Australian Government Style Manual, Style Manual website, accessed 3 October 2021, https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/referencing-and-attribution/author-date.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) (2019) ‘Audio content and video content’, Making audio and video content accessible, W3C website, accessed 25 August 2020, https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/.
In-text citation
(Author Year)
(O'Dea 2023)
(Author Year:page or paragraph number)
(O'Dea 2023:2)
Reference list
Rule: Author AA (Day Month Year) Title of work, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
O'Dea G (14 March 2023) Research into moth-eating bats could drive natural pest control on Australian vineyards, ABC News website, accessed 16 March 2023, https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-03-14/wineries-use-moth-eating-bats-pest-control-research/102088896.
Press release
In-text citation
(Author Year)
(Screen Australia 2019)
Reference list
Author AA (Day Month Year) Title [Press release], https://xxxx.
Screen Australia (12 June 2019) Screen Australia and Vidcon Australia announce Pitcher Perfect [Press release], https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2019/06-12-pitcher-perfect-announced.
In-text Citation
Rule: (Author Year) or Author (Year)
(The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection Partnership Network 2021)
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection Partnership Network (2021)
Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)
(The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection Partnership Network 2021:1)
Reference List
Rule: Author AA (Year) Title of document, Organisation Name or Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
The Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection Partnership Network (2021) Integrated weed management: oxalis, Soil Wealth website, accessed 24 June 2021, https://www.soilwealth.com.au/resources/fact-sheets/weed-management/integrated-weed-management-oxalis-oxalis-spp/.
Note: Use abbreviations for the organisation or government department as the author only in in-text citation. Include the abbreviations for the organisation or government department followed by the full name of the of the organisation or government department in parentheses (round brackets) in the reference list.
In-text Citation
Rule: (Abbreviation of name Year)
(APS 2021)
Rule: (Organisation or Government Department Year)
(Queensland Health 2021)
Rule: (Abbreviation of name Year:page or paragraph number)
(APS 2021:4)
Rule: (Organisation or Government Department Year:page or paragraph number)
(Queensland Health 2021:5)
Reference List
Rule: Organisation Abbreviation (Organisation Name) (Year of publication) Title of webpage, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
APS (Australian Psychological Society) (2021) Promoting safety, comfort and help after disasters, APS website, accessed 24 June 2021, https://www.psychology.org.au/for-the-public/Psychology-topics/Disasters/Recovering-from-disasters/Promoting-safety-comfort-and-help-after-disasters.
Rule: Government Department (Year of publication) Title of page or document, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year, URL.
Queensland Health (2021) Drinking water, Queensland Health website, accessed 24 June 2021, https://www.health.qld.gov.au/public-health/industry-environment/environment-land-water/water/quality/drinking.