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In-text citation examples

One author (Smith 2018)
Two authors (Smith & Jones 2018)
Three authors (Smith, Jones & Brown 2018)
Four or more authors (Smith et al. 2018)
Corporate or group author (International Antarctic Centre 2018)
Source without an author (Collins concise New Zealand dictionary 2008)
Edited book (Olsson & Stirton 1996)
Citing several works (Smith 2018; International Antarctic Centre 2018; Olsson & Stirton 1996)
  • No comma between author and date.

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References

Hanák, T. & Muchová, P. 2015, 'Impact of competition on prices in public sector procurement', Procedia Computer Science, vol. 64, pp. 729-35, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.601.

Lunenburg, F.C. & Irby, B.J. 2008, Writing a successful thesis or dissertation: tips and strategies for students in the social and behavioral sciences, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA.

'Māori university graduates: indigenous participation in higher education' 2016, Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 604-18.

Qusay, F.H. 2018, 'Introduction to the Internet of Things', in  Internet of Things A to Z: technologies and Applications, IEEE, Boston, pp.5-6, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119456735.ch1.

Radio New Zealand 2008, Annual report 2007-2008, viewed 1 July 2019, http://static.radionz.net.nz/assets/pdf_file/0010 /1796761/Radio_NZ_Annual_Report_2008.pdf.

Sarangi, S. & Sharma, P. 2018, Artificial intelligence: evolution, ethics and public policy, Taylor & Francis, Milton, United Kingdom, https://doi.org/10.8485/889543.

Schnelker, D.L. 2006, 'The student-as-bricoleur: making sense of research paradigms', Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 42-57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2005.07.001.

Standards Australia 2008, Personal flotation devices - general requirements, AS 4758.1-2008, Standards Australia, Sydney.

Yong, S.S.E. 2011, 'Tax compliance and small and medium enterprise operators: an intra-cultural study in New Zealand', PhD thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, http://hdl.handle.net/10292/3055.