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APA 6th Referencing: Standards

Standards: General Reference Format

In referencing standards, use the format for technical and research reports.
 
General format for print standards:
Author. (Date). Title of standard (standard number xxx). Location: Publisher.

Note: Where the author and publisher are identical, use the word Author as the name of the publisher.

 
General format for online standards:
Author. (Date). Title of standard (standard number xxx). Retrieved from http://www.xxxx

Standards: Sample References

Source
In-text Reference
End-text Reference
(reference lists require hanging indent)
Standards (Australian)

(Standards Australia, 2009)

Standards Australia. (2009). Risk management: Principles and guidelines (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009). Retrieved from http://standards.org.au

Standards (International)

(International Organization for Standardization, 2018)

International Organization for Standardization. (2018). Occupational health and safety management systems: Requirements with guidance for use (ISO 45001:2018). Retrieved from http:www.iso.org/home.html

Technical or Research Report Reference

Technical or Research Report Reference

Learn how to format references for technical or research reports, including those published by governments, task forces, and institutions.

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Electronic Sources & Locator Information

Electronic Sources and Locator Information

Learn how to use the two types of electronic retrieval information found in references, digital object identifiers (DOIs) and uniform resource locators (URLs), including how to cite documents retrieved from research databases and websites.

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