Proper In-Text Citations and Referencing Guidelines
How to correctly use in-text citations and references in academic writing to avoid plagiarism. Learn the importance of direct quotations, paraphrasing, and following general rules for referencing every cited text. Enhance your writing by focusing on authors and ideas when incorporating sources.
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Referencing in-text correctly in your writing Week 5 Communication and IT 1
In-text citations 2 forms: 1. Direct quotation - using author s exact words 2. Paraphrase - using own words. If you can paraphrase ideas, it shows that you have understood those ideas. 2
Direct quotations Limit the number of quotations you use Try and integrate the quotations You must include a page number 3
Using citations (references) in sentences When referring to sources, you can choose to emphasise either: The author or The information and ideas *if you only use author first, your assignment will read like a shopping list! 4
General rules for referencing every text cited (cited means when your refer to another published work in your writing) in your writing must appear in the reference list every item in the reference list must be mentioned in your assignment the references in your assignment have the same spellings and dates as the ones in the reference list show page numbers for direct quotes the reference list must be in alphabetical order 5
Author focus Wilkinson and Marmot (2003) argue that the unemployed are also more likely to have financial debts, which can result in a lack of financial and psychological security Points to note 1. When there is more than one author and you are using and , the rule is to use the word and (not &) when the authors are part of your sentence (so when the authors names are not in parentheses ( ) 2. You only use the family names of the authors not the first initial of their first name 6
Idea focus Unemployed people are more likely to have financial debts, which can result in a lack of financial and psychological security (Wilkinson & Marmot, 2003). Points to note 1. When you there is more than one author and you need to use and , the rule is to use & when the authors names are in brackets 7
Some other advice According to Wilkinson and Marmot (2003), unemployment is one of the social determinants of health. X According to Wilkinson and Marmot (2003), they said that unemployment is one of the social determinants of health. According to means the same as they said 8
Can you correct the errors On the handout, try and find any errors in the in-text references 9
