Can I abbreviate a well-known organisation's name?
Yes. For the first usage in a document, give the organisation's name in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Use the abbreviation for further references. Organisation names are not italicised.
Example
First mention
Subsequent mentions
Can I abbreviate a well-known organisation's name in a citation?
Yes. An organisation's name may serve as a group author in a citation. As for other abbreviations, write the name in full the first time followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
Examples
If the group name first appears in a narrative citation, include the abbreviation before the year in parentheses, separated with a comma.
If the group name first appears in a parenthetical citation, include the abbreviation in square brackets, followed by a comma and the year.
In the reference list entry, do not abbreviate the group author name" (APA, p. 268).
Reference
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Check the publication dates for the copy of the NIV that you are using. Book titles are italicised. Use the example here as a template to work out the citations for other versions. Do not use the abbreviation in the reference list.
Narrative citation first time cited
Narrative citation for second and following citations
Parenthetical citation first time cited
Parenthetical citation for second and following citations
Reference List
More information -- Bible
For the first usage, give the title in in full in italics (as it is the title of a document), followed by the abbreviation. Use the abbreviation for further citations.
Narrative citation first time cited
Narrative citation for second and following citations
Parenthetical citation first time cited
Parenthetical citation for second and following citations
Reference
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. (2014). Australian professional standard for principals and the leadership profiles. AITSL. https://www.aitsl.edu.au/tools-resources/resource/australian-professional-standard-for-principals
For the first usage, give the title in full in italics (as it is the title of a document), followed by the abbreviation in square brackets. Use the abbreviation for further citations.
Narrative citation first time cited
Narrative citation for second and following citations
Parenthetical citation first time cited
Parenthetical citation for second and following citations
Reference List
These are the acceptable abbreviations in the reference list to refer to parts of the source being referenced.
| Abbreviation | Book or publication part |
| ed. | edition |
| Rev. ed. | Revised edition |
| 2nd ed. | Second edition |
| Ed. (Eds.) | Editor (Editors) |
| et al. | and others |
| n.d. | No date |
| No. | number (series) |
| p. (pp.) | page (pages) |
| para. | paragraph |
| Pt. | part |
| Vol. | Volume (not used for journals) |