Use the following template or our Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (note, annotated bibliography) Citation Generator to cite a government publication. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator.

Notes-Bibliography Format

Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Author Surname, Author Forename. Title. City: Publisher, Year Published.

Example:

NHS England,. NHS England: Improving A&E Performance, 2013.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template

Author Forename Author Surname, Title (City: Publisher, Year Published).

Example

have an operational standard of 95% for patients being seen and
discharged within 4 hours and we use this to be sure patients are being
treated quickly  NHS England, NHS England: Improving A&E Performance, 2013.

Author-Date Format

Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Author Surname, Author Forename. Year Published. Title. City: Publisher.

Example:

Queensland Government,. 2010. Consumer, Carer And Family Participation Framework.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example

Social justice relates to the equal and fair distribution of social values such as freedom and the opportunity to take part in society; the process which seeks to ensure the maintenance of a fair, equitable, egalitarian and generally harmonious society. (Queensland Government 2010)

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