AGLC4 Rule 6.3.1: Publisher

The publisher's name comes first in the bracket after the title and is followed by a comma. It is taken from the title page, trimmed of a leading the, corporate designators, most geographic words and subdivisions. It is omitted if the book does not name one, if it is the same as the author, or for older works listing printers, and only the first publisher, the imprint, or the English name is used as appropriate.

AGLC4 page 99

Formatting

  • The publisher's name is roman, comes first inside the round bracket and is followed by a comma.
  • The name is taken from the title page, or from the publication information page if the title page gives none.
  • An initial The is removed.
  • Corporate designators such as Pty, Ltd and Co are removed.
  • Geographic words such as Australia or A/Asia are generally removed, unless they are an important part of the name and needed to avoid ambiguity.
  • Subdivisions within the company are removed.
  • No publisher is given if the book does not name one.
  • No publisher is given where it is the same as the author.
  • Where several publishers are listed, only the first is given; where an imprint is named, only the imprint is given.
  • Where a publisher acts for another organisation, only the publisher is given.
  • For a bilingual or multilingual name, only the English name is given, or the first-listed name if there is no English version.
  • Older works that list printers or booksellers rather than a publisher take no publisher.
  • Works by governments or government departments are usually self-published, so a publisher is often unnecessary.
  • When the publisher is omitted, the bracket begins with the next element present.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 99
  1. 7
    Isabelle Bartkowiak-Théron and Nicole Asquith (eds), Policing Vulnerability (Federation Press, 2012). [Not: … The Federation Press …]
  2. 8
    James O’Donovan and Vicky Priskich, Lender Liability (Lawbook, 2nd ed, 2016). [Not: … Lawbook Co … nor … Lawbook Company …]
  3. 9
    Ronald Dworkin, Justice for Hedgehogs (Belknap Press, 2011) 10. [Not: … Belknap Press of Harvard University Press …]
  4. 10
    McGill Law Journal, Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (Carswell Thomson, 4th ed, 1998). [Not: … Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing …]
  5. 11
    Martin Davies and Ian Malkin, Torts (LexisNexis Butterworths, 5th ed, 2008). [Not: … LexisNexis Butterworths Australia …]
  6. 12
    Law Institute of Victoria, Legal Directory 2006 (2005). [Not: … Legal Directory 2006 (Law Institute of Victoria, 2005).]
  7. 13
    Philip Loots and Donald Charrett, Practical Guide to Engineering and Construction Contracts (CCH Australia, 2009). [Not: … (CCH, 2009).]

Not

Quoted from the Guide, page 99
  • [Not: … The Federation Press …]
    a leading The is dropped
  • [Not: … Lawbook Co … nor … Lawbook Company …]
    the corporate designator is dropped
  • [Not: … Belknap Press of Harvard University Press …]
    only the imprint is given
  • [Not: … Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing …]
    the subdivision within the company is dropped
  • [Not: … LexisNexis Butterworths Australia …]
    the geographic word is unnecessary and is dropped
  • [Not: … Legal Directory 2006 (Law Institute of Victoria, 2005).]
    the publisher is the author, so it is not repeated
  • [Not: … (CCH, 2009).]
    here the geographic word is an important part of the publisher's name and is kept

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.