IRC Communications Toolkit
This section contains the guidelines and conventions that IRC is using in all its communication outputs.
About IRC communications guidelines and conventions
The purpose of having guidelines and conventions is to ensure that everyone who writes for IRC meets minimum standards of clarity and consistency. Read in this document the significance and purpose of having guidelines and conventions.
1_About IRC communications_guidelines and conventions_final.pdf (145.6 kB)
Writing guidelines
Read this document to learn about IRC's general rules for writing.
2_Writing guidelines.pdf (142.9 kB)
Writing conventions
A must-read for all IRC writers. Learn how to apply IRC's conventions for language, grammatical person, acronyms, numbers, and more.
3_Writing conventions.pdf (144.4 kB)
Formatting conventions
Before writing for IRC, apply the organisation's basic formatting standards.
4a_Formatting conventions.pdf (279.6 kB)
Referencing conventions
IRC uses the Harvard style of referencing for all of its publications. Learn how to cite references in-text, and how to build a reference list here.
5_Referencing conventions_final.pdf (617.7 kB)
Spelling guidelines
Find a list of correctly spelt words, as they should be written in IRC's communications outputs here.
6_Spelling guidelines.pdf (100.2 kB)
