Publication date: For the date of publication, include the year, month, day if available.
No date: If there is no year of publication, use the abbreviation (n.d.) for no date.
Article title: The Article title is in sentence case, i.e. capitalise the first letter of the first word and the first word after a colon. Capitalise proper nouns.
Magazine title: The Magazine Title is in italics, and Title Case, i.e. capitalise the first letter of each major word.
DOI: For electronic articles, include the DOI number (digital object identifier) if available. The format for a DOI is: https://doi.org/10.1080/1057356030207
If there is no DOI, use the web address (URL) of the magazine article (not the database URL).
For more information on reference list format and style, see General information - basics of referencing.
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://doi.org/xxx
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://xxx
Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s).
Gershenfeld, A. (2014, February). Mind games. Scientific American, 310(2), 54-59. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0214-54
Maniapoto, M. (2019, September 1). Restoring mana and confidence. E-Tangata. Retrieved from https://e-tangata.co.nz/history/restoring-mana-and-confidence/
Stu¨nzner, I. (2010, Spring). Climate change and the allergy epidemic. Allergy Today, (134), 26-32.
Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, & Twenty. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://doi.org/xxx
Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, & Twenty. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://xxx
Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, & Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, & Twenty. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s).
Clery, D., & Voosen, P. (2019, November 22). Bold plan to retrieve Mars samples takes shape. Science, 366(6468), 932-933. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.366.6468.932
Howden-Chapman, P., Phipps, R., & Cunningham, M. J. (2007, August/September). Warmer houses reduce children's asthma. Build, (101), 40-41. https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/assets/PDF/B101-40-ChildrensAsthma.pdf
Paul, D., & Collier, G. (2009, November). NZ honey bees under new threat. New Zealand Beekeeper, 17(10), 3-4.
List the first nineteen authors' names, insert ellipses (3 full stops), then add the last author.
Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, ... Last. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://doi.org/xxx
Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, ... Last. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://xxx
Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, ... Last. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s).
Zhang, Y.-J., Guo, L., Gonzales, P. K., Gendron, T. F., Wu, Y., Jansen-West, K., O’Raw, A. D., Pickles, S. R., Prudencio, M., Carlomagno, Y., Gachechiladze, M. A., Ludwig, C., Tian, R., Chew, J., DeTure, M., Lin, W.-L., Tong, J., Daughrity, L. M., Yue, M., ... Petrucelli, L. (2019). Heterochromatin anomalies and double-stranded RNA accumulation underlie C9orf72 poly(PR) toxicity. Science, 363(6428), eaav2606. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav2606
Note: Group could be an organisation, association, government department, study group, etc.
Name of Organisation. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://doi.org/xxx
Name of Organisation. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://xxx
Name of Organisation. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s).
Education Gazette Editors. (2019). Navigating Te Ao Maori in the digital universe. A otearoa New Zealand Education Gazette, 98(20). Retrieved from https://gazette.education.govt.nz/articles/navigating-te-ao-maori-in-the-digital-universe/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand. (2012, July/August). Helping build healthier communities in the Pacific. Spasifik, (51), 28-30.
If the author is unknown , place the title in the author position followed by the date of publication.
Title of article. (Date of publication). Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://doi.org/xxx
Title of article. (Date of publication). Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s). https://xxx
Title of article. (Date of publication). Name of Magazine, volume(issue), page number(s).
How the rose got its iconic fragrance. (2024, November 22). Nature, 632(8023), 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02424-3
In conversation with Kiel Tutin. (2019, Winter). DANZ Magazine, (56), 14-16. https://danz.org.nz/DANZ%20Magazine?src=mod-toc
Wheezy kids: Asthma and children. (2015, October/November). Kiwi Parent, (268), 36-38.
Parenthetical citation: When you use another person’s ideas or words in your text, include the author’s name and publication date in brackets, generally at the end of the sentence, e.g. ... services closer to home (Bishop, 2024).
Narrative citation: If you use the author’s name as part of a sentence, include the date of publication in brackets, generally at the beginning of the sentence, e.g. Bishop (2024) argued that time was ...
Omega 3s are an essential nutritional element in our diet for all ages (Phillips, 2016).
Note: If you use a parenthetical citation the first time, followed by a narrative citation, you need to repeat the date.
Stu¨nzner (2010) explained that through climate change there is a rise in the pollen count in the summer months. Stu¨nzner found that with the increase of wild weather at this time of the year this has caused an epidemic proportion of respiratory and eye allergies.
Note: If you use a narrative citation the first time, followed by another narrative citation, you can omit the date. But, if you use a parenthetical citation the next time, you must include the date.
Use ‘&’ between the authors' surnames when they are enclosed within brackets. Use ‘and’ when they form part of the sentence.
The economic value of honey bees to New Zealand is vast, as it not only the honey production and associated products, but also all of the pollination of foods and crops that we eat and export (Goodwin & Evans, 2010).
Note: If you use a parenthetical citation the first time, followed by a narrative citation, you need to repeat the date.
Paul and Collier (2009) discovered that in the Auckland area, the Varroa destructor mites are resistant to current treatment. Paul and Collier reported that this is a major menace to the New Zealand honey industry.
Note: If you use a narrative citation the first time, followed by another narrative citation, you can omit the date. But, if you use a parenthetical citation the next time, you must include the date.
Cite only the surname of the first author followed by ‘et al.’
The study showed that better heating and insulation in New Zealand houses decreases asthma symptoms in children (Howden-Chapman et al., 2007).
Note: If you use a parenthetical citation the first time, followed by a narrative citation, you need to repeat the date.
Howden-Chapman et al. (2007) revealed that New Zealand indoor housing temperatures are well below the World Health Health Organization’s recommended minimum. Howden-Chapman et al. stated that if the temperature falls below 16°C there is an increased risk of illness from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Note: If you use a narrative citation the first time, followed by another narrative citation, you can omit the date. But, if you use a parenthetical citation the next time, you must include the date.
Use the name of the group as it appears in your reference list. However, the group name can be abbreviated. The first time, cite the full name with the abbreviation. Subsequently, only use the abbreviation. If the reader could be confused by the abbreviation use the full group name each time.
… New Zealand medical treatment scheme provides specialised treatment to particular groups in Pacific countries (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand [MFAT], 2012).
Subsequently, cite the name of the group in the abbreviated form.
... the visiting medical specialist scheme to the Pacific Islands (MFAT, 2012).
Note: If you use a parenthetical citation the first time, followed by a narrative citation, you need to repeat the date.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Zealand (MFAT, 2012) elaborate about aspects of the medical treatment programme to support children with cancer in Fiji.
Subsequently, cite the name of the group in the abbreviated form.
MFAT also looked at paediatric cardiology in Tonga.
Note: If you use a narrative citation the first time, followed by another narrative citation, you can omit the date. But, if you use a parenthetical citation the next time, you must include the date.
For the title of the article with no author, use Title Case with double quotation marks. For a long title, use only the first few words.
In New Zealand one in four children have asthma symptoms, though most grow out of this by the time they reach adulthood (“Wheezy Kids”, 2015).
Note: If you use a parenthetical citation the first time, followed by a narrative citation, you need to repeat the date.
The article on “Wheezy Kids” (2015) discusses how asthma can be hereditary and can affect multiple family members.
Note: If you use a narrative citation the first time, followed by another narrative citation, you can omit the date. But, if you use a parenthetical citation the next time, you must include the date.
Use sentence case, i.e. only capitalise the first word of the title, the first word of a subtitle or the first word after a colon, and proper nouns.
Wheezy kids: Asthma and children. (2015, October/November). Kiwi Parent, (268), 36-38.