Rules of refencincing-To all research writers

The ‘rules’ of referencing?

There are three main rules of referencing.

1. A reference must be included every time you use someone else’s ideas or information.

2. A reference must be included when you:
− paraphrase (express someone else’s idea in your own words)
− summarise (express someone else’s idea in a reduced form in your own words)
− quote (express someone else’s idea in their exact words)
− copy (reproduce a diagram, graph or table from someone else’s work).

3. Each reference must appear in two places:
− shown as a shortened reference in the text of your assignment each time it is used
(the in-text reference)
AND
− listed in full once in the reference list at the end of the assignment. This listing
has full details so that your reader can find the reference.
The two most common types of referencing systems used are:
• author-date systems—such as the Harvard system, APA and MLA
• numerical systems—such as Chicago or Turabian, Vancouver and Footnote