Why do we need to put a reference list at the end of our paper?

Generally, we put a reference section at the end of our academic paper as an end-
text citation. We also make sure that what we have cited inside the paper will appear in
the reference list. In the same manner, you cannot add a reference in the reference list
if you have not cited it in the paper. Hence, the in-text and end-text citation should
match.

How do we make the reference list?

The way we make the reference list will matter on the nature of reference or
source you have. That is, books and journal articles are structured differently.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (2019) suggested some ways we can
structure our reference list with respect to the kind of reference or source we have at
hand. It is then imperative that you note the details of the reference, as illustrated in
the table below.

Complete name of authors:

Year of Publication:
Title of the reference (book or article):
Place of publication:
Publisher/Publishing company:
DOI (If there is)
URL (for electronic source)

References: The APA 7th Edition

The strategies that we will be talking about in this discussion is guided by the
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (2019) APA Manual.

 Basic Format for a Book Publication. Notice how it is strictly structured for
books with a single author, dual authors, or with multiple authors in the
formatting style guide illustrated in the boxes

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  Basic Format for a Journal Article Publication. Notice how it is strictly
structured for articles in journals with a single author, dual authors, or with
multiple authors in the formatting style guide illustrated in the boxes. Please
note that you have to get the DOI number (https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy) of the
article which can be seen in the article itself or in the journal publisher. If there
is none, you can opt to put the URL of the journal website instead.

Source: Piañar, R. (2020). Achieving Scholarly Writing. LLU

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  Basic Format for Information in Electronic Resources. Notice how it is
strictly structured for textual information found in websites, web pages, etc., in
the formatting style guide illustrated in the boxes.

Source: Piañar, R. (2020). Achieving Scholarly Writing. LLU

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There are also other formats for other type of references, and I encourage you to read
them as given in the suggested readings.
It is given emphasis that you follow strictly the formatting of the entry for a reference in
your reference list. For your reference section, make a separate sheet with the heading
“References” placed at the center. Then begin your reference list in the next page. See
the example reference list below.

Source: Piañar, R. (2020). Achieving Scholarly Writing. LLU

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