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APA 6th referencing style

A guide to using the APA 6th referencing style.

Patents

Elements of the reference

Patent inventor last name, initials. (Year patent issued). Patent Identifier No. xxx - italicised. Location: Name of official source of patent information - usually patent office.
In-text reference

(Australian Patent No. 2013296123, 2014)

Australian Patent No. 2013296123 (2014)

The patent title is not included.
Reference list Williams, L. (2014). Australian Patent No. 2013296123. Canberra: IP Australia.
EndNote reference type

Book

Add inventor name to Author.

Add patent number to Title, including country name.

Add official source of patent to Publisher.

Standards - online

Elements of the reference

Name of standards organisation. (Year). Title of standard - italicised (Standard number). Retrieved from http://www.xxxx.xx or Database Name.
In-text reference

(Standards Australia, 2016)

Standards Australia (2016)
Reference list

Standards Australia. (1989). Electrical equipment for coal mines - Insulating materials - Materials for insulating power conducting components (AS 1147.1-1989). Retrieved from SAI Global.
EndNote reference type

Government report

Add standard number into Report Number field, not Title field.

If using database name, add to URL field.

Standards - print

Elements of the reference

Name of standards organisation. (Year). Title of standard - italicised (Standard number). Place of publication: Publisher.
In-text reference

(Standards Australia, 1983)

Standards Australia (1983)
Reference list

Standards Australia. (1983). Australian standard for sensory analysis of foods. Part 2, Specific methods. Triangle tests (AS 2542.2.2-1983). North Ryde, N.S.W.: Standards Association of Australia.
EndNote reference type

Government report

Add standard number into Report Number field, not Title field.

Standards - using organisation acronym

Elements of the reference

Organization Name. (Year). Title of the standard (Standard No. 1234 - if available). Retrieved from http://www.xxxxx
In-text reference

First instance

(International Organization for Standardization [ISO], 2005)

OR

International Organization for Standardization (ISO, 2005).

Subsequent citations

(ISO, 2005)

OR

ISO (2005)
Reference list

International Organisation for Standardization. (2005). Food safety management systems — Requirements for any organization in the food chain (ISO Standard No. 22000:2005). Retrieved from https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:22000:ed-1:v1:en

Do not use organisation acronym in reference list
EndNote reference type

Web Page

Add standard title to "Series Title" field.

Add (Standard No standard number information) to the "Edition" field

For in-text reference:

Insert citation. Use Edit & Manage Citations to Exclude Autho". In Prefix field, add organisation acronym comma space. Do this step for each instance of reference except first.