How should I reference?..."it is important to reference all ideas as well as direct quotes when writing your dissertation in order to avoid plagiarism" (Bell, 2010 p.12). Williams (1989) maintains that styles of referencing may vary between institutions, but consistency is all-important... Brief citation to the source References Bell, J. (2010) Doing your research project. 5th edn. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill. Williams, F. (1989) Social policy: a critical introduction. Cambridge: Polity. Reference list at the end of your work (A-Z order) Includes a full description of each citation
Understanding a book reference Title Author(s) Surname and Initials Publisher Place of Publication Publication Date Edition Bocij, P., Chaffey, D., and Hickie, S. (2006) Business information systems :technology, development and management for the e-business. 3rd edn. Harlow: Pearson. Bocij, Chaffey and Hickie (2006) or (Bocij, Chaffey and Hickie, 2006)
Understanding a book and ebook reference Author(s) Surname and Initials Publication Date Title Huczynski, A. and Buchanan, D. (2013) Organizational Behaviour. 8th edn. Harlow: Pearson. Edition Place of Publication Publisher Huczynski and Buchanan (2013) or (Huczynski and Buchanan, 2013) Examples According to Huczynski and Buchanan (2013) organizational behaviour is. Organizational behaviour spans a number of levels of analysis (Huczynski and Buchanan, 2013, p. 2).
Personal e-devices - ebook reference If page details are not available use other information e.g. loc, %, chapter/page Example Organizational behaviour spans a number of levels of analysis (Huczynski and Buchanan, 2013, 67%).
Referencing a chapter in a book Author(s) Surname and Initials of Chapter Publication Date Title of Chapter Franklin, A.W. (2012) 'Management of the problem', in Smith, S.M. (ed.) The maltreatment of children. Lancaster: MTP, pp. 83-95. Publisher Pages of chapter Franklin (2012) or (Franklin, 2012) Editor of Book Title of Book Place of Publication
Understanding a pdf website reference Author / Editor Year Title Department of Health (2012) Views sought on strengthening NHS Constitution. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/11/constitution-consultation/ (Accessed: 05 November 2012). Date you accessed that site URL Department of Health (2012) or (Department of Health, 2012)
Understanding a website reference Author / Editor Year Title Croydon College (2015) Apprenticeships. Available at: http://www.croydon.ac.uk/en/apprenticeships/index.cfm (Accessed: 15 May 2015). Date you accessed that site URL Croydon College (2015) or (Croydon College, 2015)
Understanding a website reference Author / Editor Year Title Burton, P.A. (2012) Castles of Spain. Available at: http://www.castlesofspain.co.uk/ (Accessed: 14 October 2012). Date you accessed that site URL Burton (2012) or (Burton, 2012)
Understanding a journal reference Author(s) Surname and Initials Publication Date Article Title Wright, T. (2010) 'What are MPs for?', Political Quarterly, 81 (3), pp. 298-308. Volume Number Issue Number Wright (2010) or (Wright, 2010) Page Number(s) Journal Title
For an online journal, with a doi, add the doi to the end of a journal reference Edvardsson, E. and Strandvik, T. (2009) Critical times in business relationships, European Business Review, 21(4), pp. 326-343. doi: 10.1108/09555340910970436. doi (digital object identifier) Edvardsson and Strandvik (2009) or (Edvardsson and Strandvik, 2009)
For an online journal with no doi, add the database, URL and accessed date to the Database end of a journal reference Edvardsson, E. and Strandvik, T. (2009) Critical times in business relationships, European Business Review, 21(4), pp. 326-343. Emerald. Available at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0955-534x&volume=21&issue=4&articleid=1795882&show=html (Accessed: 24 January 2014). Date you accessed that site Edvardsson and Strandvik (2009) or (Edvardsson and Strandvik, 2009) URL
The Reference list A reference list is an A-Z list by author of all the sources you have directly referred to in your text this includes books, journal articles, websites, newspaper articles, seminars etc. A bibliography contains all the items you have referred to in your text plus any others you have read in preparing your assignment, in A-Z by author order.