Lists of shortened forms

For publications that use many acronyms and other shortened forms, include a list of these after the contents table (at the beginning) or after the appendixes (before the index).

Items that can be included in the list are:

• acronyms and initialisms used in the text
• other shortened forms that are used in the text (e.g. Action Plan, short for the full name National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan)
• abbreviations for units of measurement.

If the publication contains many units of measurement, these can be listed separately.

The list does not have to include shortened forms that:

• have been spelt out in the text for reader information only (i.e. where the acronym is better known than the full term)
• only occur in a short section of text (e.g. 1 paragraph or several consecutive paragraphs)
• are used only in tables or figures and defined in the table or figure notes
• are from the reference list or reverse title page (e.g. abbreviated address information).