Know your department’s system
It’s the information that gets the reference. So, if you quote, you need to reference and if you paraphrase, you need to reference
All direct quotes need page numbers
Provide details of the source you’ve read
Provide details of the edition you’ve read
Use a ‘cited in’ reference if you haven’t read the original
Make sure all the information that comes from another source has an in-text reference (in the body of your assignment) and a full reference (at the end of your assignment)
Put your list of references at the end in alphabetical order
Good news! There is no referencing exam. You don’t have to memorise how to reference just use your department’s referencing guide and match your references to the examples
Referencing tutorial can be found on the Cite Them Right webpage (opens in a new tab).
Most of the programmes in the School of Health and Life Sciences are using Harvard Referencing and you can find more details on the Library website (opens in another tab).
Some programmes, however are using APA referencing style and you can find more about the 7th edition on the APA Style website (opens in another tab).
Here is also a link to the APA style blog (opens in another tab).
Vancouver referencing style is often used in journals as well as more visual types of academic work, like posters and infographics as it is using numbers for in text citations. There are many versions of Vancouver referencing, so always check with your module lecturers which one they want you to use.
You can find details of the Vancouver referencing style on the Cite Them Right website (opens in another tab).