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Citing of legal journal articles

  • For help creating a bibliography - see the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (3rd ed, 2010) (PDF opens in a new window) 33-35 [1.16]
  • For help creating footnotes - see examples below.

Examples - footnotes

Article format

Example footnotes

PDF from a database (e.g. AGIS Plus Text)

Graham O'Dell, 'Lodging a Native Title Claim Using a Claim Group Representative Body' (2009) 28 Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal 395, 400.

Non-PDF from a database (e.g. Lexis.com)

Will Bateman, 'Procedural Due Process Under the Australian Constitution' (2009) 31 Sydney Law Review 411, 415.

Tip: Cite as per printed journal [4.9]

Electronic journal

John Lane, 'Should Australian Courts Accept or Refuse the Aid of Private International Law When Considering Whether to Enforce Foreign Maritime Liens?' (2009) 16 (1) eLaw Journal: Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law 32, 38 <https://elaw.murdoch.edu.au/index.php/elawmurdoch/article/view/2/5>.

Examples - footnotes and bibliography

This completes the Finding Journal Articles module.


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