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Revision as of 17:29, 1 December 2015
What is referencing?[edit | edit source]
Referencing is a system used in the academic community to indicate where ideas, theories, quotes, facts and any other evidence and information used to undertake a piece of writing, can be found[1].
It is a method used to demonstrate to your readers that you have conducted a thorough and appropriate literature search, and reading. Equally, referencing is an acknowledgement that you have used the ideas and written material belonging to other authors in your own work.
Why do I need to reference my work?[1][edit | edit source]
- To avoid plagiarism, a form of academic theft.
- Referencing your work correctly ensures that you give appropriate credit to the sources and authors that you have used to complete your work
- Referencing the sources that you have used for your work demonstrates that you have undertaken wide-ranging research in order to create your work.
- Referencing your work enables the reader to consult for themselves the same materials that you used.
What should I reference?[edit | edit source]
You should include a reference for all the sources of information that you use when writing or creating a piece of your own work.
There are two parts to referencing: including citations in your work and providing a list of references.
Citations[edit | edit source]
When you use another person’s work in your own work, either by referring to their ideas, or by including a direct quotation, you must acknowledge this in the text of your work. This acknowledgement is called a citation[2].
See the Adding References tutorial to see how to add a citation in Physiopedia
See the guidance from Imperial College[2] to see how to make citations in the Vancouver Style.
Reference List[edit | edit source]
A complete list of all the citations used in your text will need to be provided at the end of your work. This is called your reference list.
There are several different referencing styles, the most commonly used are:
- Harvard (most commonly used)
- Vancouver (used in Physiopedia)
See Vancouver Referencing to see how to write your references in Physiopedia
Resources[edit | edit source]
Imperial College London. Citing & Referencing: Vancouver Style - this is a great resource on Vancouver referencing style
Information Services Academic Skills Know-how: Harvard Referencing Quick Guide - a quick guide to Harvard referencing
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Academic Skills Tutors/Librarians, Information Services. Information Services Academic Skills Know-how: Harvard Referencing Quick Guide. https://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/harvard_quick_guide_tcm44-47797.pdf [accessed 1 December 2015]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Imperial College London. Citing &amp;amp; Referencing: Vancouver Style. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/administration-and-support-services/library/public/vancouver.pdf [accessed 1 December 2015]
