Footnotes
Footnotes should be used to:
- provide authority for a proposition
- acknowledge a source that you have relied upon in your assignment
- provide information that enables the reader to locate the source you have cited
The first citation of a source should appear in full.
Footnote numbers should generally appear after the punctuation at the end of a sentence however they can appear directly after the relevant text if this is necessary for the sake of clarity.
Tips
- See Chapter 1 of the AGLC4 for additional guidance on how to format footnotes.
- A footnote will often contain a pinpoint reference which is a reference to a specific page, paragraph or other section of a source.