Academic Referencing Tool (ART)

In text referencing

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

Sugden (2010) suggests "it is rumoured that some junior ministers are threatening to resign" (p. 19).

Paraphrasing or Summarising (use of page number/s encouraged)

Upper fee limits are being debated (Sugden, 2010, p. 19).

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of newspaper, p. or pp.

Sugden, J. (2010, November 1). University fees will triple despite quit threats by Lib Dems. The Times, p.19.

Notes

• In the reference list:, if an article continues across discontinuous pages list them all, separated by a comma (e.g. pp. 21, 26, 28-29).

In text referencing

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

The "device was in a locked glass box" during the appearance ("BlackBerry's PlayBook tablet", 2010, p.43).

Paraphrasing or Summarising (use of page number/s encouraged)

The PlayBook will play Flash videos ("BlackBerry's PlayBook tablet", 2010, p.43).

Reference list

Title of article. (Year, Month Day). Title of newspaper, p. or pp.

Blackberry's PlayBook tablet makes a surprise appearance on stage. (2010, November 2). The Australian, p. 43.

Notes

• In the reference list:, if an article continues across discontinuous pages list them all, separated by a comma (e.g. pp. 21, 26, 28-29).

In text referencing

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

"China, for instance, is targeting...over 15 years" (Gittens, 2010, p. 17).

Paraphrasing or Summarising (use of page number/s encouraged)

Gittens (2010) accuses Australia of being behind other countries efforts to reduce carbon.

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of newspaper, p. or pp.

Gittins, R. (2010, November 17). Suits us to be deluded on climate. The Age, p.17.

Notes

• The APA manual states that it is not necessary to include database information as databases change over time (p. 192).
• Cite the article the same as a printed newspaper article
• It is no longer necessary to include the retrieval date.

In text referencing

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

Proteins "may offer the answer to the problem of scaling up from components to machines" ("Incredible shrinking people", 1995, para. 9).

Paraphrasing or Summarising (use of page number/s encouraged)

Nanotechnology is rapidly changing ("Incredible shrinking people", 1995).

Reference list

Title of article. (Year, Month Day). Title of newspaper, p. or pp.

Incredible shrinking people. (1995, December 2). The Economist, pp. 85-86.

Notes

• The APA manual states that it is not necessary to include database information as databases change over time (p. 192).
• Cite the article the same as a printed newspaper article
• It is no longer necessary to include the retrieval date.

In text referencing

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

Melbourne is "overrunning small country towns" (Dobbin, 2010, para. 1).

Paraphrasing or Summarising (use of page number/s encouraged)

Developers are close to the boundaries (Dobbin, 2010).

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of newspaper. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dobbin, M. (2010, November 22). Melbourne jumps its boundary. The Age. Retrieved from http://www.theage.com.au/

In text referencing

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

The state of Louisiana will "spend the money on coastal restoration" ("Focus changes", 2010, para. 2).

Paraphrasing or Summarising (use of page number/s encouraged)

The project will be scaled back ("Focus changes", 2010).

Reference list

Title of article. (Year, Month Day). Title of newspaper. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Focus changes for Louisiana in oil cleanup. (2010, November 3). The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/

Notes

• Where page numbers are not provided give the paragraph number using the abbreviation para.
• If headings are used cite the first few words of the heading and the number of the paragraph following to direct the reader e.g. (Regolith, 2010, "On the Earth" para. 6).