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Referencing is a standardized way of acknowledging the sources of information and ... ❑APA [American Psychological Association] Reference Style.
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Dr. Rajesh Gill Professor Department of Sociology Panjab University, Chandigarh
Referencing is a standardized way of acknowledging the sources of information and ideas used in the text.
To avoid plagiarism and acknowledge the author of the information;
To enhance authenticity of the text;
To allow the reader to identify the source and access it;
To let the reader know whose ideas have been used.
A citation is a reference to a document. It includes all the bibliographic details required to trace a document/reference.
FOOTNOTES
These are listed at the bottom of the page on which a reference/citation appears in the text. A number is placed in the text in superscript and again at the bottom of the page in front of the footnote. These are used only in case of a small number of references to be used.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
it includes all sources consulted for background reading.
REFERENCE LIST
It includes the books, articles and web pages etc. cited in the text of the document.
And others: et al. Revised rev.
In the same work ibid Number no.
The same id. Numbers nos.
In the work cited op. cit. No date n.d.
Page p. Reprinted rpt.
Pages pp. Translated trans.
Paragraph para. Volume vol.
Editor ed. Volumes vols.
Editors eds. Without place s.l.
Appendix app.
evident expression of an internal and deep rooted fact which is wholly ideal (Aron, 1967) OR Aron (1967) argued that ……
Kant; it held that the essence of reality is Reason (Collins & Makowsky, 1972). OR Collins and Makowsky (1072) observed….. Listing of authors must always be in same order as in publication
(Burke, Duck & Mills, 2010) (Burke et al., 2010) Cite all authors the first time the reference appears; for all subsequent uses, cite last name of first author followed by ‘et al.’
Bentley et al. (2007) argue…. OR It was argued that …..(Bentley et al., 2007).
GROUPS AS AUTHORS
(e.g. govt.
agencies/organizations)
First citation in text: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2005). Subsequent citations: NIMH (2005).
Studies by Smith (2000a, 2000b) indicate that …….
Same as in other in-text referencing Azar and Martin (1999) found that …..
followed by initials.
from oldest to the most recent.
Smith, J. (1998a) Smith, J. (1998b)
Smith, J. [James]. (1998) Smith, J. [Joe]. (1998)
[books, reports, brochures, certain monographs, manuals, audiovisual media
Author, A.A. (2003). Title of work, Location: Publisher
Author, A.A. & Author, B.B. (2008). Title of Chapter. In Title of book. Edited by Editor, A., Editor, B. & Editor, C. Location: Publisher
PERIODICAL Author, A.A., Author,^ B.B & Author, C.C. (1998). Title of Article. Title of Periodical, xx:xxx-xxxx
A CHAPTER IN A BOOK (NOT
EDITED)
Capra, F. (1983). The systems view of life. Chapter 9 in The turning point: science, society and the rising culture. London: Fontana Press
TRANSLATED WORK Luria, A.R. (1968).^ The mind of a^ mnemonist: a little book about a vast memory. Translated from the Russian by Solotaroff, L. New York: Basic Books. (Original work published in 1967)
REVISED EDITIONS Dyson, G,G,H. (1977).^ The mechanics^ of athletics.^^7 th^ edition. New York: Homes and Meier
DICTIONARIES The concise^ Macquarie dictionary. (1982). New South Wales: Lane Cove Sadie, S. (Editor). (1980). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians, 6 th^ edition. London: Macmillan
ENCYCLOPEDIA Bergman, P.G. (1993). Relativity. In^ The new encyclopedia Britannica. (Vol. 26:501-508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Lamb, J. (20 October 1970).^ The perfect plants for lazy gardeners. Weekend Australian , page 3
REFERENCE LIST
JOURNAL ARTICLE
IN PRESS
Phillips, E. (in press). The Australian scene. Australian journal of ecology.
ABSTRACT Phillips, E. (in press). The Australian scene (Abstract).^ Australian journal of ecology , 3(2):25-29.
PUBLISHED
DISSERTATION
Bevins, G.D. (1987). Theory and practice at an Australian university. Doctoral dissertation. Montreal: McGill University.
REVIEW Kraus, S.J. (1992). Visions of psychology: a videotext^ of classic studies (Review of the motion picture Discovering Psychology ). Contemporary Psychology , 37: 1146-1147.
CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS, NO
AUTHOR OR TITLE
International Microcomputer Conference. (1984). Conference proceedings held at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth, 22-24 May 1984. Conducted by the Department of Computer Studies. Perth: Western Australian Institute of Technology.Professor Rajesh Gill, Panjab University, Chandigarh. 14
of the page. The footnote also contains information about the author and the year of publication. The complete reference list is placed at the end of the text in alphabetical order.
When using either type of footnote, insert a number formatted in superscript following almost any punctuation mark. Footnote numbers should not follow dashes ( — ), and if they appear in a sentence in parentheses, the footnote number should be inserted within the parentheses.
Scientists examined—over several years^1 —the fossilized remains of the wooly-wooly yak.^2 (These have now been transferred to the Chauan Museum.^3 )
Atherton, J. (2005). Behaviour modification. Retrieved from http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/behaviour_mod.htm
WEB PAGE-
NO AUTHOR
Behaviour modification. (2007). Retrieved from http://www.educational- psychologist.org.uk/behaviour.html
WEB PAGE-
NO DATE
Society of Clinical Psychology. (n.d.). About clinical psychology. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/about/division/div12.aspx
WEB PAGE –
CORPORATE
AUTHOR
Queensland Health. (2009). Sun safety and physical activity. Retrieved from http://access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/SkinHealth/SunSafety/sunSafetyAndP hysicalActivity_ap.asp
IMAGE ON A
WEB PAGE
Scarlet fever rash picture (Image) (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.lib.ulowa.edu/hardin/md/dermatlas/scarletfever.html