Referencing
- Referencing is a system for acknowledging all sources used to obtain information and ideas when writing essays or other publications. Referencing involves:
- Indicating (or citing) the original author(s) as well as the specific location of the facts, arguments and quotations you have used
- Creating a bibliography or reference list of all sources (print and electronic) from which you have taken information either directly (by literal quotation) or indirectly (by paraphrase)
- Referencing is necessary to:
- Strengthen your academic argument, and show the breadth of your research, by supporting your statements and opinions with references to scholarly/scientific research studies
- Ensure others reading your work can locate and consult the documents you have listed
- Helps to avoid plagiarism
- Tips:
- Before writing your essay note down all the necessary details at the time you are using the material. Alternatively import, or direct export, the information into EndNote while database searching. This will save time later when you create your reference list or bibliography
- The following details are needed for most reference lists however, for more detailed information and instructions on formatting consult the Anthropology Department Essay Writing Guide
| Books |
Journal Articles |
Electronic media and URLs |
- Author(s)/Editor(s)
- Year of publication
- Title of book
- Edition
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Title and pages of chapter
(if appropriate)
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- Author(s)
- Year of publication
- Title of article
- Title of journal
- Volume
- Issue or number
- Pages of article
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- Author(s)
- Title of document
- Title of complete work
(if appropriate)
- Version or file number
(if appropriate)
- Document date or date of last revision
- The date on which you accessed/cited the material
- Url/protocol/site/path/file
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Anthropology Dept Referencing Style: Current Anthropology
- The Anthropology Department sets out references following the style of referencing as requested for publication in Current Anthropology. for more information, check out the following:
Journal of the Polynesian Society Referencing Style
- For authors publishing in the Journal of the Polynesian Society (JPS) references are set out according to the JPS style. For help with JPS see:
- JPS Style and Formatting Instructions to Authors
- Look at reference lists in recent volumes of either of the following:
- JPS is a modified version of Harvard
Help with Referencing
EndNote for Anthropology
- A valuable time-saving tool, EndNote is a specialised database programme for downloading, storing and managing your references, research notes and full text. EndNotewill automatically format your intext citations and reference lists in the Chicago B style while writing a document
- EndNote versions and compatability
- Endnote and Chicago B
- After exporting/importing references into EndNote you may need to manually edit the title case in each record to ensure the reference displays according to the Chicago B style (e.g. for book references only capitalise places, names and the first letter of the title and subtitle)
- Instructions and guides
- Further help
Last Updated:
October 7, 2011
Contact: Lai Kei Pang |