Scenarios where Reference appears
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In essays, basically every sentence and definition we say must have a source. We cannot disrupt and reorganize other people’s opinions to avoid citations, nor can we quote them randomly without any thought. The quotes we use must be for support. The point you want to make.
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At the end of the essay, all the documents involved in the entire article will be summarized. It must include information such as the author, publication date, title, etc., so that readers can trace all your arguments. The format of this part also gives us a headache.
Next, I will give you an example of the citation format using the Harvard format.
In-text citation format (Harvard format author’s last name + year + page number)
Citing one or more authors – (Davis, 2016, p54), (Davis, Miller, 2014, p102-110)
No author – (institution name, year, page number)
Multiple citations – (Davis, 2013, p45; Miller, 2022, p98-99)
End of article citation format
Journal article citation:
Davis, J.A. ‘How citation changed the research world’, The Mendeley, 62(9), p96-99.
Book citation:
Davis,J.A,M.(2015)A guide to citation.3rd edn.London:London Publishings.
Although the citation format at the end of the article is cumbersome, there are many fool-proof tools that can be used, which directly saves us 80% of the trouble.
End-of-article citation tool
Endnote
Google Scholar
MyBib
Zetero
In addition, I would like to recommend a reference book to everyone: cite them right
It tells us very clear citation formats, how to cite at the end of the article, and how to sort. Whether it is e-books, web pages, reports, conferences, or journals, the citation methods are clearly listed for us. There are also different format specifications and standards. Basically every essay writer must have a super easy-to-use reference book.
