Writefull Cite
- Writefull Cite Use Writefull to check your manuscript for missing citations.
Journal article:Two authors
In text citation
Example one:
Blocker and Wahl-Alexander (2018:57) states that…
Example two:
Information overload can have serious consequences (Blocker & Wahl-Alexander, 2018:56).
Reference List entry
Blocker, D. & Wahl-Alexander, Z. (2018). Using sport education in a university physical activity course. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 89(2): 56-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2017.1404512
SPU Referencing Guide
- SPU Plagiarism Policy Policy on the prevention of plagiarism and copyright infringement
Book by one author
In text citation
Example one:
According to Pechenik (2016:28)...
Example two:
It is important to acknowledge your sources (Pechnik, 2016:28).
Reference List entry
Pechnik, J.A. (2016). Biology of the invertebrates. 2nd ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill.
Reference Management Tool: Mendeley and Zotero
- Mendeley Mendeley is a citation management tool that, like many others, lets you collect & organize citations, & then easily insert them into documents & format bibliographies. But it also lets you drag & drop PDFs into your library & extracts the metadata to create a library! You can highlight and annotate your PDFs and share them with others. Colleagues can then also annotate the same document, with each author displaying as a different colour. Use more than one computer? It's not a problem! Download Mendeley Desktop to as many computers as you want, then sync them with a click of your mouse. Need to use your library away from your computer? Mendeley Web gives you access to your citations no matter where you are. Mendeley is social: create a profile, follow other researchers, create a network of people doing similar research. Discover the articles and journals that are being read in your field right now. Create collections of papers. Make them public & share them with an RSS feed (great for class reading lists!).
Reason why we reference
- Show that you have consulted relevant source for a research project.
- To enable the person reading and assessing your work to trace the original sources you have used.
- Provide documentary support for your argument
- Referencing your work adequately will ensure that you are not accused of plagiarism