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It is necessary to acknowledge other people’s work or ideas when writing, hence, the sources used in your work must be referenced. This is usually done via an in-text citation within the body of a text that refers to the work or ideas by others. Also, a complete reference list is provided at the end of the written materials of works or ideas taken from others.
It is a referencing style that is used in the domain of medicine and sciences. It uses numbered citations to indicate the part of a source used. Its reference list is arranged numerically and not alphabetically. Each work in your text should have a unique number assigned in the citation.
To write an in-text citation, always include the surname of the author, followed by the citation number.
In-text citation can be done in different ways. For example:
NOTE:
Yam stated that:
‘The call to stand out in the crowd demands a lot from the individual food called upon to fully give itself to the consumer. The consumer is allowed the priviledge to fully examine the food before he tates it.’ (p.23)
Books
Journals
Conference proceeding: individual paper
Author | Title of conference paper followed by, In: | Editor (ed.)/Organisation | Title | Place of publication | Publisher | Year of publication | Page numbers (use ‘p.’ before single and multiple page numbers): Wittke M. Design, construction, supervision and long-term behaviour of tunnels in swelling rock. In: Van Cotthem A, Charlier R, Thimus J-F, Tshibangu J-P. (eds.) Eurock 2006: multiphysics coupling and long term behaviour in rock mechanics: Proceedings of the International Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, EUROCK 2006, 9–12 May 2006, Liège, Belgium. London: Taylor & Francis; 2006. p.211–216.
Standard
Name of Standard Body/Institution | Standard number | Title | Place of publication | Publisher | Year of publication: British Standards Institution. BS EN 1993-1-2:2005. Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules. Structural fire design. London: BSI; 2005.
Report
Author/Editor (ed.) | Title | Organisation | Report number: (the actual number in figures) |Year of publication: Leatherwood S. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic. U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Report number: 63, 2001.
Web page/website
Author/Editor (corporate author if no individual author or editor is named) | Title (this should be in italics) | Available from: URL | [Date of access]: European Space Agency. Rosetta: rendezvous with a comet. Available from: http://rosetta.esa.int [Accessed 15th June 2015].
Personal communication
Name of practitioner | Occupation | Personal communication | Date when the information was provided: Law J. Engineering consultant. Personal communication. 2014 March 26th
Newspaper article
Author. | Title. | Newspaper Organisation (Edition.). | Date of publication YYYY Mon DD | Section: Page where article begins: Beale, B. Our apocalypse now. Biodiversity and the threat to it from environmental destruction. Sydney Morning Herald 1989 Jul 15:71,6.
Final Thoughts
That’s it, I hope you found this very easy if you have any problem with any of the steps stated above, feel free to drop a comment and I will try as much as possible to reply. Thanks for reading and enjoy your research.
See also:
A Quick and Complete Guide to Oxford Referencing
A Quick Guide to Harvard Referencing
A Quick Guide to Vancouver Referencing
A Quick Guide to MLA (8th edition) Referencing
A Quick Guide to IEEE Referencing in Microsoft Word
A Quick Guide To IEEE Referencing
A Quick Guide To APA 7 Referencing
A Quick Guide To American Meteorological Society (AMS) Style Referencing
A Quick And Complete Guide To Chicago Referencing
A Quick Guide To MHRA Referencing
A Quick Guide To OSCOLA Referencing
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