Writing references

When you are writing your thesis or another written task, it is important that you have correct references.

Andreas Palmén

Why should I cite and refer?

Academic writing builds to a large extent on previous research conducted within a subject area, and your reasoning and conclusions are usually based on these prior sources
If you draw on the ideas and thoughts of another without clearly showing from whence they were taken, it is an act of plagiarism, which is strictly prohibited
Academic integrity - i.e. you must give credit where it is due to other authors' work
Those who read your text might be interested in learning more about the subject at hand and should be able to easily turn to the sources you have used

Reference list according to the Harvard system

Here you will find examples for writing a reference list according to the Harvard system.

In-text citations according to the Harvard system

Here you find instructions on how to create in-text citations according to the Harvard system.

Oxford and Vancouver

Here you find some information on how to refer according to the Vancouver and Oxford reference systems.

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Cheating and plagiarism

Here you can read about cheating and plagiarism - and what exactly do these terms mean?

Published: 31 October 2017 -

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