Plagiarism and Citing

Whichever referencing style is used, there is information which needs to be relayed to the reader of your work such as:

• who wrote/created it

• when was it written/created

• what is it

• where can it be found

In other words the information required is:

• Author

• Date of publication

• Title of publication 

• Article or chapter title (depending on the source)

• Publisher details

• Source location eg URL if relevant

The various referencing styles (APA, MLA, AMA, Chicago. etc.) list the rules on how this information will be presented in your work, both in-text and at the end of your work in a reference list. This includes formatting advice such as capitalization, italicization, and punctuation.