Bibliographies
How to divide, order and format the bibliography at the end of your work.
The sections
A bibliography is not one long list. Rule 1.13 divides it into lettered sections, and each source sits under the section for its kind. Within each section, entries run alphabetically.
- A Articles/Books/Reports
- B Cases
- C Legislation
- D Treaties
- E Other
How entries differ from footnotes
A bibliography entry is the footnote citation with three changes. The first author’s name flips so the surname comes first. Pinpoints come off, though a journal article keeps its starting page because that is part of the citation, not a pinpoint. And the entry takes no full stop at the end.
Only the first author inverts. Second and later authors stay in normal order.
Cases and legislation in the bibliography
Cases and statutes list in their normal cited form without pinpoints, alphabetically by case name or title. Do not invert anything. Pincite builds the bibliography line for every saved citation and files it under the right section when you export a project.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-16· This guide is formatting assistance, not the rules themselves — confirm anything load-bearing in the official AGLC4.