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) [Doctoral
dissertation/Master's thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree].
Important Note: Because the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual heavily emphasizes
digital and electronic sources, it does not contain explicit instructions for certain less-common
print sources that earlier editions covered. For this reason, some of the examples below have
been adapted from the instructions for sources with similar attributes (e.g., the conference
proceedings example is derived from the instructions the 7th edition manual gives for citing
edited collections). Every example below that has been adapted in this way is accompanied
by a note explaining how it was adapted.
Please also note: While this resource contains many examples of citations for uncommon print
sources that we think are helpful, it may not account for every possibility. For even more
examples of how to cite uncommon print sources, please refer to the 7th edition of the APA
Publication Manual.
The 7th edition of the APA manual does not provide specific guidance on how to cite physical
reference works such as dictionaries, thesauruses, or encyclopedias. Therefore, this citation,
as well as the one for an individual author of an entry in a reference work, is modeled on that of a
chapter in an edited book or anthology, both which are similar in format to reference works.
Institution or organization name. (Year). Title of entry. In Title of reference work (edition, page
numbers). Publisher name.
Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of entry. In F. M. Lastname (ed.), Title of reference work (edition,
page numbers). Publisher.
Tatum, S. R. (2009). Spirituality and religion in hip hop literature and culture. In T. L. Stanley
(ed.), Encyclopedia of hip hop literature (pp. 250-252). Greenwood.
Note: Provide the secondary source in the references list; in the text, name the original work, and
give a citation for the secondary source. For example, if Deleuze and Guattari’s work is cited in
Nail and you did not read the original work, list the Nail reference in the References. In the text,
use the following citation:
Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of the assemblage (as cited in Nail, 2017)….
Dissertation Abstract
The 7th edition of the APA manual does not provide specific guidance on how to cite
dissertation abstracts. Therefore, this citation models that of a journal article, which is similar
in format.
Note: If the dissertation or thesis is not published in a database, include the URL of the site
where the document is located.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Publ. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119
(2010). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf
Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of report. Organization Name. URL
Palanker, D., Volk, J., Lucia, K., & Thomas, K. (2018). Mental health parity at risk:
Deregulating the individual market and the impact on mental health coverage. National Alliance
on Mental Illness. https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-
Reports/Parity-at-Risk/ParityatRisk.pdf
Conference Proceedings
The 7th edition of the APA manual does not provide guidance on citing conference
proceedings. Therefore, this citation models that of an edited collection, which is similar in
format.
Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Eds.). (Year). Title of Proceedings. Publisher. URL (if
applicable)
Huang, S., Pierce, R., & Stamey, J. (Eds.). (2006). Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM
international conference on the design of communication. ACM Digital Library.
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1166324&picked=prox
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Citing and referencing information can be daunting for students who do not understand the
principles.
There are numerous ways to reference. Different institutions, departments or lecturers may
require different styles so check with your teacher, lecturer or instructor if you are unsure.
Bad referencing is a common way for students to lose marks in assignments so it is worth taking
the time and effort to learn how to reference correctly.
Give the original author credit for their own ideas and work
Validate your arguments
Enable the reader to follow up on the original work if they wish to
Enable the reader to see how dated the information might be
Prove to your tutors/lecturers that you have read around the subject
Avoid plagiarism
Referencing Styles
There are many different styles of referencing, including Harvard, APA (from the American
Psychological Association), Chicago and Vancouver. The Harvard referencing system is of the
most popular styles and the remainder of this article deals with this system. However, your
university may prefer the use of a different system so check with your lecturer or in your course
information as to which referencing style to use.
What is Plagiarism?
Presenting another's ideas as if they are your own – either directly or indirectly
Copying or pasting text and images without saying where they came from
Not showing when a quote is a quote
Summarising information without showing the original source
Changing a few words in a section of text without acknowledging the original author
WARNING:
Plagiarism is a serious academic offence. You are likely to be awarded 0% for an assignment
which has evidence of plagiarism. If you continue to plagiarise then you may be excluded from
your course.
Most universities will want a signed declaration with submitted work to say that you have not
plagiarised.
Universities use anti-plagiarism software to quickly find plagiarised work. This software usually
draws on huge databases of web sources, books, journals and all previously submitted student
work to compare your work to so you will be found out.
Therefore, if you plagiarise, you are likely to be caught so don't take the risk and reference
properly.
Be Organised
When writing an essay, report, dissertation or other piece of academic work, the key to
referencing is organisation. As you go along, keep notes of the books and journal articles you
have read and the websites you have visited as part of your research process.
There are various tools to help here. Your university may be able to provide you with some
specialist software (Endnote – www.endnote.com) or you can simply keep a list in a document or
try Zotero (www.zotero.org) a free plugin for the Firefox browser.
Author/s
Include the author/s name/s where possible. You should write the surname (last name) first
followed by any initials. If there are more than three authors then you can cite the first author
and use the abbreviation 'et al', meaning 'and all'.
Examples:
For some sources, especially websites, the name of the author may not be known. In such cases
either use the organisation name or the title of the document or webpage.
Date of Publication
You should include the year of publication or a more specific date if appropriate, for journal or
newspaper articles/stories. For webpages look for the when the page was last updated. Include
dates in brackets (2020) after author information. If no date can be established, then put (no
date).
Title of Piece
Include the title of the piece; this could be the name of the book, the title of a journal article or
webpage. Titles are usually written in italics. For books you should also include the edition (if
not the first) to make finding information easier. Often when books are republished information
remains broadly the same but may be reordered, therefore page numbers may change between
editions.
Publisher Information
Usually only relevant for books, but for these you should include the publisher name and place
of publication.
Page Numbers
If you are referencing a particular part of a book, then you should include the page number/s you
have used in your work. Use p. 123 to indicate page 123 or pp. 123-125 to indicate multiple
pages.
For webpages you need to include the full URL of the page (http://www... etc.) and the date you
last accessed the page. The web is not static and webpages can be changed/updated/removed at
any time, so it is therefore important to record when you found the information you are
referencing.
Once you have recorded the information, you have everything you need in order to reference
correctly. Your work should be both referenced in the text and include a reference list or
bibliography at the end. The in text reference is an abbreviated version of the full reference in
your reference list.
Direct Quotes
If you are directly quoting in your text you should enclose the quote in quotation marks, and
include author information:
"Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place to another."
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For longer direct quotations it may be neater to indent the quotation in its own paragraph.
Your reference list should then include the full version of the reference:
“Long before the twelfth century rhetoricians had collected quotations, particularly from
classical authors, into anthologies called florilegia…” (Clanchy, M.T, 1993)
Clanchy, M.T. (1993) From Memory to Written Record England 1066 – 1307 Oxford,
Blackwell, p. 115
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quote. If you have used the ideas of another source, reference both in your text at the relevant
point and in your reference list or bibliography at the end of your document.
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Harvard Style
Unlike other citation styles, there is no single, definitive version of Harvard Style. Therefore, you
may see a variation in features such as punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, and the use of
italics.
Always check with your instructor and follow the rules he or she gives you.
Rules:
All in-text citations should be listed in the reference list at the end of your paper.
Reference list entries need to contain all the information that someone reading your paper
would need in order to find your source.
Reference lists in Harvard Style are arranged alphabetically by first author.
Begin your Reference list on a new page after your text and number it consecutively.
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