In This Guide...
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- Why is Referencing Important?
- Getting Started
- References by Format
- Citing Info Someone Else has Cited
- No Authors
- 1, 2 or More Authors
- No Editors
- 1, 2 or More Editors
- Chapters in Books
- Company Reports
- Company Profiles
- Online
- Websites
- Blogs
- Web Images
- Web Documents
- Computer Software
- CMO Articles
- Online
- Audio-Visual Material
- Online
- Citing Patents: Examples
- Citing Patents: Standards
- Citing Theses: Examples
- A table of examples in all formats for quick reference
Citing Patents and Standards
- For patents the title may be more of a descriptive title rather than a formal title
- Identifying elements such as patent/standard numbers should be included
- If no individual author is available, a corporate author can be used in the in-text reference
Citing Patents: Examples
Material Type |
In-Text Example |
Reference List Example |
| Patent | (Cookson 1985) | Cookson, AH 1985, Particle trap for compressed gas insulated transmission systems, US Patent 4554399. |
| Patent: Retrieved From a Database | (Mccallum 2008) | Mccallum, JM (2008). Method for and composition of excipient suitable for use in herbal formulations and formulations derived therefrom, Australian Patent AU 2008100919. Available from: SciFinder Scholar. [8 December 2008]. |
Citing Standards: Examples
Material Type |
In-Text Citation |
Reference List Entry |
| Standard: Retrieved From a Database | (Standards Australia 2008) | Standards Australia 2008, Personal floatation devices - General requirements. AS 4758.1-2008. Available from: Standards Australia Online. [1 December 2008]. |
| Standard: Published | (Standards Australia/New Zealand Standard 1994) | Standards Australia 1994, Information processing - text and office systems - office document architecture (ODA) and interchange format: part 10: formal specifications, AS/NZS 3951.10:1994, Standards Australia, NSW. |
