While the quality, logic and number of references have a direct impact on the score, UK teachers take citation formatting very seriously, including scrutinising all citation details. Always follow the citation style recommended by your school or instructor, and in most cases, the Harvard citation format is preferred.
In-Text Citation.
When quoting an author’s words or ideas, it is appropriate to add a () at the end of the sentence, which states the author’s name and the year in which his or her article was published, whether it be a newspaper, book, or thesis.
Whenever a person is mentioned in a citation, only the year in which the article was published should be indicated after his/her name:
xxx claimed/asserted/suggested that … then mark the time of year in brackets after the person.
Jones (1946) & Smith (1948) have previously shown that…
Handling of special situations
How do you distinguish between authors of two books of the same year and work? Add (Author 2005a) or (Author 2005b) after the author’s name.
Reference List Formats
Book
Last name, first initial (abbreviated). （Title of book (year) (italicised or underlined). Edition (if any). Publisher.
Kotler, P., Keller, K. L. (2006) Marketing management. 12th ed. Pearson Education.
Journal Article.
Surname, initials abbreviated. (Year) Title of article. Name of journal Volume (journal number): number of pages.
Web Resource or E-Journal
Last name, initial capitalised. Article title. Full name of magazine (in italics), Volume (Volume) Issue (Number), Page number. Web Link.
Newspaper Article
Last name, first initial, year. Article Name. Newspaper name (in italics), date the article was published, page number.
