AGLC referencing style

AGLC referencing style

The Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) is a referencing style used in the citation of legal sources. It involves the use of superscripted numbers in the in-text citation with corresponding footnotes at the end of the page, and a bibliography at the end of the document.

In-text citation

Superscripted numbers are put at the end of a paraphrase or quote from another source.

The number should be placed after the punctuation marks.

For example

Defamation is illegal. ⁹

Footnotes

Footnotes appear at the end of each page. They encompass information about the source cited using the superscripted numbers. Footnotes contain details such as the author of the source, title, and publication details.

They are preceded by the superscripted number that is in the text.

Examples of footnotes

⁹ Australian Constitution s 22.

³ The Qur’an (Tarif Khalisi trans, Harvard University Press, 1972)

Importance of footnotes

1. Give information about the source cited.
2. Make it easy to find the source.
3. They are used to support arguments.
4. Used to make propositions.

‘Ibid’ and ‘above n’

If the source is repeated in the text, use ‘ibid’ or ‘above n’ in the footnotes.

Ibid

Ibid is an abbreviation of a Latin word called ibidem. It means the same place.

ibid refers to a source that has already been cited in the immediately preceding footnote. If the source is similar but the page number is different. Use ibid followed by the page number.

 Above n      

Above n is used to refer to a source cited but not in the immediately preceding footnote.

It should only be used to cite an immediately preceding footnote if the footnote has more than one source.

Above n is not used in case citations.

Bibliography

A bibliography is included at the end of the page. It contains all the sources used in the preparation of the paper whether they are cited or not.

Unlike the footnotes, a bibliography does not include the superscripted numbers.

Example of a source in the bibliography section

The Qur’an (Tarif Khalisi trans, Harvard University Press, 1972)

Guidelines for a bibliography

1. Authors of sources should be as they appear in the source. Do not use full stops between initials.
2. Book titles should be italicized and put in title case.
3. Titles for chapters, segments, and articles should be in single quotation marks.
4. Journal titles should be italicized and put in title case.
5. Page numbers should be in numbers, while paragraphs should be in numbers put in square brackets.

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