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Science - Geography FET Library Support: Plagiarism & Reference Techniques

How to Reference a Book (Geography Reference Style)

Reference a book:

(Authors (follow each surname with a comma and full stops after initials (date). Title. (Edition). Place of publication: Publisher.  Page numbers / Chapter.

Strunk Jr., W., & White, E. B. 1979: The elements of style (3rd Ed.). New York: Macmillan. Chapter 4.

Cox, C.B. and P.D. Moore. 2010: Biogeography: an ecological and evolutionary approach. New York: Wiley.

Reference an Online Book:

Hamadani, A., Ganai, N. A., Henna, H. and Bashir, J. eds., (2024). A Biologist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence: Building the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Achieving Advancements in Life Sciences, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/c2023-0-01341-3

Reference a chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. 1994: How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.

Eccles, R.G., B. Cheng and D. Saltzman. (Eds.). 2010: The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: Reflections and Next Steps. Massachusetts: Harvard Business School.

What is Referencing?

What is referencing?

It is a way to demonstrate that you have extended your learning.

Two reasons for referencing:

· To let the reader know whose ideas you are using

· To enable your reader to check your information

  • Proper references must be given and must be sited in text. Use numbers (in text) and then list them in the order of appearance OR use surnames (in text) and list in alphabetical order.

How to Reference a Journal article (Geography Reference Style)

Reference a journal article:

Authors (Surname and initials followed by comma after each initial e.g. James, J.& Snyman, M.) date. Title of article. Journal Name, volume number, first page number – last page number.

Examples:

Clatworthy, M. and M.J. Jones. 2001: The effect of thematic structure on the variability of annual report readability. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 14 (3), 311–326, https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570110399890 

Note:  In text you will refer to it as Clatworthy and Jones (2001)

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. 2000: The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163,51-59.  https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-86502005000800005

Note: In text you will refer to it as Van der Geer et al., (2000)

Soh, D. S. B. (2014). Sustainability Reporting and Assurance: A Historical Analysis on a World-Wide Phenomenon. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 34(2), 125-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969160x.2014.938484