Referencing

Abstract

Basically, there are two aspects of referencing; in-text citation (written within the text or write up) and the reference list (written at the last page of the article, essay, assignment or research paper). This chapter will focus more on the reference list. Referencing involves an author of a write up mentioning and providing details of the different sources that were consulted or from which information were borrowed during the write up. It is an important requirement in academic writing, used in order to acknowledge and appreciate the works, concepts and ideas of other writers or authors that were consulted or borrowed. The consultation of earlier research works and information sources is a very important requirement in order to achieve a successful research and academic writing. It is a way of including sources or citations in a write-up (paper), in order to recognize the quality or importance of the sources used by the writer. Referencing also allow readers to discover or make use of the source(s)