Professional Documents
Culture Documents
During the course of writing an essay, report or other assignment it is usual to support arguments by reference to other published work. These references may be from work presented in journal or newspaper articles, government reports, books or specific chapters of books, research dissertations or theses, material from the Internet etc. Citation is the practice of referring to the work of other authors in the text of your own piece of work. Such works are cited to show evidence both of the background reading that has been done and to support the content and conclusions. ach citation re!uires a reference at the end of the work" this gives the full details of the source item and should enable it to be traced. #eferring accurately to such source materials is part of sound academic practice and a skill that should be mastered. $ther reasons for accurate citation and referencing are% & To give credit to the concepts and ideas of other authors. & To provide the reader 'often the marker(examiner of the assignment) with evidence of the breadth and depth of your reading. & To enable those who read your work to locate the cited references easily. Remember to note the details of all the documents you read. The following pages give detailed guidance for various types of publication as there are major differences between books, journal articles and websites, but a minimum re!uirement is for the author, date, title, and further details which help to identify the source.
Plagiarism
*lagiarism is passing off the work of others as your own. This constitutes academic theft and is a serious matter which is penalised in assignment marking. Plagiarism is the submission of an item of assessment containing elements of work produced by another person(s) in such a way that it could be assumed to be the students own work. Examples of plagiarism are: & the verbatim copying of another persons work without acknowledgement & the close paraphrasing of another persons work by simply changing a few words or altering the order of presentation without acknowledgement & the unacknowledged uotation of phrases from another persons work and!or the presentation of another persons idea(s) as ones own. "opying or close paraphrasing with occasional acknowledgement of the source may also be deemed to be plagiarism if the absence of uotation marks implies that the phraseology is the students own. Plagiarised work may belong to another student or be from a published source such as a book# report# $ournal or material available on the internet.
Referencing systems
There are a number of systems for the citation of references. +nglia #uskin ,niversity expects students to use the alphabetical(name-date system, in a particular style, known as the .+#/+#D style. In this, the author0s surname and year of publication are cited in the text, e.g. '1ond, 2334) and a reference list 'of these citations) is included at the end of the assignment, in alphabetical order by author with date. This reference list also includes important details such as the title and publisher. + biblio ra!hy lists relevant items that you have used in the preparation of the assignment but not necessarily cited in your text. + bibliography should also be in the .arvard style and the inclusion of such a list shows that you have read widely beyond the items you have cited. 5.1. 6aculty regulations may differ in the use of bibliographies and reference lists, students are advised to check with their 6aculty.
No date
The abbreviation n.d. is used to denote this% Smith 'n.d.) has written and demonstratedAA or indirectly% arlier research 'Smith, n.d.) demonstrated thatA.. very effort should be made to establish the year of publication if you intend to use this work as supporting evidence in an academic submission. See also section '.
Page numbers
Including the page numbers of a reference will help readers trace your sources. This is particularly important for !uotations and for paraphrasing specific paragraphs in the texts%
states% 07hen writing for a professional readership, writers invariably make reference to already published works0.
#orporate authors
If the work is by a recognised organisation and has no personal author then it is usually cited under the body that commissioned it. This applies to publications by associations, companies, government departments etc. such as Department of the nvironment or #oyal 9ollege of 5ursing. It is acceptable to use standard abbreviations for these bodies, eg. #95, in your text, providing that the full name is given at the first citing with the abbreviation in brackets% :st citation% #oyal 9ollege of 5ursing '#95) ' 233I) 2nd citation% #95 '233I) 5ote that the full name is the preferred format in the reference list. Some reports are written by specially convened groups or committees and can be cited by the name of the committee% 9ommittee on 5ursing ':;I2) Select 9ommittee on Stem 9ell #esearch '2332)
No author
If the author cannot be identified use D Anonymous8 or DAnon.8 and the title of the work and date of publication. The title should be written in italics. very effort should be made to establish the authorship if you intend to use this work as supporting evidence in an academic submission% %arketing strategy '+non., :;;;)
In the following example, a table is reproduced from page 2?I, of a book written by #obert +maHon which is the 4th edition and published by 6T *rentice .all of .arlow, ngland in 233F. The title of the book is =anagement in the media% decision makers. J If you wish to reproduce the table in your own work G replicate the table Television ownership in England (Percentage of households) Date Percentage 1970 60 1980 I3
Source : National Statistics Office, 1985 * +nd add a 6ootnote G at the bottom of the page in your own work acknowledging the source of the reproduced table. K5ational Statistics $ffice :;@F cited in +maHon, 233F, p.2?I J If you wish to !uote from a table in the above book in your essay% A..historical figures demonstrate that only sixty percent of households had televisions in 1ritain by the :;I3s '5ational Statistics $ffice :;@F cited in +maHon, 233F, p. 2?I). J If you wish to reference the book in the reference list or bibliography% +maHon, #., 233F. %anagement in the media: decision makers. 4th ed. .arlow% 6T
CO,-ILING T%E RE"ERENCE LI#T AND .I.LIOGRA-%/ 'eneral guidelines( layout and punctuation
The purpose of a reference list is to enable sources to be easily traced by another reader. Different types of publication re!uire different amounts of information but there are certain common elements such as authorship, year of publication and title. The last section deals with references where some of the details are unknown. The .arvard Style lays down standards for the order and content of information in the reference. Some variations of layout are acceptable provided that they are used consistently. +ll Items should be listed alphabetically by author or authorship, regardless of the format, ie. whether books, websites or journal articles etc. 7here there are several works from one author or source they should by listed together but in date order with the earliest work listed first.
)ooks
,se the title page, not the book cover, for the reference details. The re!uired elements for a book reference are% +uthor, Initials(6irst name., Lear. &itle of book. dition. *lace of publication% *ublisher. #edman, *., 233?. 'ood essay writing: a social sciences guide. <rd ed. Bondon% $pen ,niversity in assoc. with Sage. 1aron, David *., 233@. (usiness and the organisation. ?th ed. 9hester '9T)% *earson.
Please note )uthor: *urname with capital first letter and followed by a comma. +nitials: +n capitals with full,stop after each and comma after full,stop of last initial. -ear: Publication year (not printing or impression) followed by full,stop. &itle: .ull title of book!thesis!dissertation in italics with capitali/ation of first word and proper nouns only. .ollowed by full,stop unless there is a sub,title. *ub,title: .ollows a colon at end of full title# no capitali/ation unless proper nouns. .ollow by full,stop.
Edition: 0nly include this if not first edition and use number followed by abbreviation ed. .ollowed by full, stop. Place of publication: &own or city# follow by colon. +f there may be confusion with 12 place names# for 1*) towns include the *tate in abreviated form# eg. "hester("&). Publisher: "ompany name followed by full,stop.
E1boo*s
6or e-books the re!uired elements for a reference are% +uthor, Lear, &itle of book. Ptype of mediumQ *lace of publication% *ublisher. 6ollowed by N+vailable at%O include e-book source and web site address(,#B',niform #esource Bocator) and routing details if needed. P+ccessed dateQ. 6ishman, #., 233F. &he rise and fall of suburbia. Pe-bookQ 9hester% 9astle *ress. +vailable at% ,niversity Bibrary(Digital Bibrary(e-books http%((libweb.anglia.ac.uk ( books P+ccessed F >une 233FQ. 9arlsen, >. C 9harters, S., eds. 233I. 'lobal wine tourism. Pe-bookQ 7allingford% 9+1I *ub. +vailable at% ,niversity Bibrary 9atalogue( https%((oscar.lib.anglia.ac.uk(6(6;FI,#D5+#+@;M,<S1+F655;=S*RM52MS?,4IRL SI#4S:*I:2>-:@32?TfuncUfull-setsetCsetVnumberU33233:CsetVentryU3333F;CformatU;;; P+ccessed ; >une 233@Q. 6or a pdf version of a Eovernment *ublication or similar% +uthorship, Lear, &itle of book. Ptype of mediumQ *lace of publication% *ublisher. 6ollowed by N+vailable at%O include address(,#B',niform #esource Bocator) and routing details if needed. P+ccessed dateQ. Department of .ealth, 233@. 6ealth ine ualities: progress and next steps. PpdfQ Bondon% Department of .ealth. +vailable at% http%((www.dh.gov.uk(en(*ublicationsandstatistics(*ublications(*ublications*olicy+ndEu idance(D.V3@F<3I P+ccessed ; >une 233@Q. 5.1. the ,#B should be underlined.
Ne)s!a!er articles
6or newspaper articles the re!uired elements for a reference are% +uthor, Initials., Lear. Title of article. .ull &itle of 3ewspaper# Day and month before page number and column line. Slapper, E., 233F. 9orporate manslaughter% new issues for lawyers. &he &imes, < Sep. p. 4b.
5.1. the ,#B should be underlined It is ood !ractice to *ee! in your files a co!y of the front !a e of any )ebsite you use.
Acts of Parliament
The re!uired elements are% Short title with Mey words capitaliHed, which includes the year followed by the chapter number in brackets. Mey words of titles are capitaliHed. *lace of publication% *ublisher. 6igher Education )ct ;<<=. 'c.@), Bondon% .=S$. 6or +cts prior to :;?<, the regal year and parliamentary session are included% 9oad &ransport >ighting )ct 5?@A. 'FC? liH. 2, c.F:), Bondon% .=S$.
tatutory +nstruments
The re!uired elements for a reference are% Short title with Mey words capitaliHed. Lear. the abbreviation 0SI0 followed by the year of publication and the SI number. *lace of publication% *ublisher. Public 0ffers of *ecurities 9egulations 5??@. SI :;;F(:F<I, Bondon% .=S$.
,aw report
6ollowing normal legal practice the re!uired elements for a reference are% 5ame of the parties involved in the law case, Lear of reporting 'in s!uare brackets, where there is no volume) number Baw reporting series, /olume and number, *age reference if available. 9 v Bhite (7ohn 6enry) P233FQ 79+ 9rim ?@;, 233F 7B :34F2@. 7ones v >ipman P:;?2Q : 7B# @<2. *aidi v .rance ':;;4) :I .## 2F:, p.24F
Annual report
The re!uired elements for a reference are% 9orporate author, LearK. .ull title of annual report# *lace of publication% *ublisher. =arks C Spencer, 2334. &he way forward, annual report ;<<C,;<<=, Bondon% =arks C Spencer. 6or an e1&ersion of an annual report the re!uired elements for a reference are% +uthor or corporate author, Lear. &itle of document or page# Ptype of mediumQ +vailable at% include web site address(,#B',niform #esource Bocator) and additional details of access, such as the routing from the home page of the source. P+ccessed dateQ =arks C Spencer, 2334. )nnual report ;<<C,;<<=. P$nlineQ +vailable at% http%((wwwmarks-and-spencer.co.uk(corporate(annual233<( P+ccessed 4 >une 233FQ 5.1. the ,#B should be underlined It is ood !ractice to *ee! in your files a co!y of the front !a e of any )ebsite you use.
#onference report
The re!uired elements for a reference are% +uthorship author, editor or organisation, Lear. .ull title of conference report. Bocation, Date, *ublisher% *lace of publication. ,5D S+ ',nited 5ations Department of conomic and Social +ffairs), 233F. Dth 'lobal forum on reinventing government: towards participatory and transparent governance . Seoul, #epublic of Morea 24-2I =ay 233F. ,nited 5ations% 5ew Lork.
#onference paper
The re!uired elements for a reference are% +uthorship, Lear. 6ull title of conference paper. In% followed by ditor or name of organisation, .ull title of conference. Bocation, Date, *ublisher% *lace of publication. 1rown, >., 233F. valuating surveys of transparent governance. In% ,5D S+ ',nited 5ations Department of conomic and Social +ffairs), Dth 'lobal forum on reinventing government: towards participatory and transparent governance. Seoul, #epublic of Morea 24-2I =ay 233F. ,nited 5ations% 5ew Lork.
-issertation
The re!uired elements for a reference are% +uthor, Lear of publication. &itle of dissertation. Bevel. *lace of ,niversity 'If not clear from the name of the ,niversity)% 5ame of ,niversity. #ichmond, >., 233F. "ustomer expectations in the world of electronic banking: a case study of the (ank of (ritain. *h. D. 9helmsford% +nglia #uskin ,niversity.
Map
The re!uired elements for a reference are% =ap maker, Lear of issue. Title of map. %ap series# Sheet number, scale, *lace of publication% *ublisher. $rdnance Survey, 233?. 9hester and 5orth 7ales. >andranger series, Sheet :3?, :%F3333, Southampton% $rdnance Survey.
Personal communication
7here you refer to a more informal personal communication, e.g. letter, email, phone call or conversation, provide as much detail as possible and note the nature of the communication% *ermission should be sought before these sources are !uoted, and a copy retained for reference. .indle, ., 2333. +ntroducing "ow I 'ate 0mneo "omfort: an infant milk for digestive comfort. PBetterQ '*ersonal communication, 2 >une 2333). $8Sullivan, S., 233<. :iscussion on citation and referencing PBetterQ '*ersonal communication, F >une 233<).