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After a quotation, put the name of the author, the year of publication and the page number in brackets, e.g. (Ellmann, 1982, p.627) After a paraphrase, just put author and year of publication, e.g. (Ellmann, 1982)

academic referencing

What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the unauthorised use of someone else's work, usually with the intention to deceive.

Author, last name first, initial of first name, date in brackets, title in italics, place of publication, publisher. Here's an example: Ellmann, R. (1982) James Joyce. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Why reference?

We reference to show the reading we have done that informs what we have written; to give exact sources for everything that is not our own; to avoid the accusation of plagiarism.

1. citing within the text

How do we reference?

There are two types of referencing and both are important.

What is referencing?

2. referencing more completely at the end of your paper

Subtopic

Referencing is acknowledging and crediting the sources you have used in your writing. This enables your reader to follow up on your sources for his/her own use. It also enables an assessor to verify that your sources are genuine. If a quotation or an idea is not your own, you must reference it.