Citing and Referencing

Acknowledge sources to avoid plagiarism.

Examples

• (Smith, 2020)

Key rules

• Cite every idea, quotation and statistic that comes from someone else
• Use one citation style consistently, such as APA or Harvard
• Include a full entry in the reference list for every in-text citation

Common mistakes

• Research shows that sleep matters (Smith 2020) with no reference list entry. → Research shows that sleep matters (Smith, 2020), and the reference list includes the full source.

Use cases

• Student essays
• Research papers
• Professional reports