What is referencing?
When writing an academic paper, you have to use others’ views, theories and data to support your arguments. You are required to acknowledge the authors concerned by citing relevant publication information in your work. This practice is known as referencing.
Why reference?
Plagiarism is a serious academic offence which violates the principles of academic honesty and integrity, and is not acceptable in academia. Understanding the key rules of referencing is therefore important to prevent plagiarism and the penalties involved.
When writing an academic paper, you have to use others’ views, theories and data to support your arguments. You are required to acknowledge the authors concerned by citing relevant publication information in your work. This practice is known as referencing.
Why reference?
Referencing is an integral part of formal academic writing at university and college level. It serves the purposes of:
- Acknowledging sources of information
- Giving credit to authors
- Helping readers trace the ideas of authors
- Avoiding plagiarism, which means taking others’ ideas as if they are your own without crediting the authors
Plagiarism is a serious academic offence which violates the principles of academic honesty and integrity, and is not acceptable in academia. Understanding the key rules of referencing is therefore important to prevent plagiarism and the penalties involved.
What publication information needs to be cited?
You should cite the following basic bibliographical elements:
By citing the above elements, readers are able to identify and retrieve the publications they are interested in for further reading.
You should cite the following basic bibliographical elements:
- Author’s family name
- Title of the work
- Publication Year
- Name of publisher
- Place of publication (applicable to APA 6th ed.)
By citing the above elements, readers are able to identify and retrieve the publications they are interested in for further reading.
Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), APA citation style is commonly adopted in academia to acknowledge the sources of materials used in a research paper. The two major components are in-text citation and references.
In-text Citation
References
In-text Citation
In-text citation means citing the sources in the text of your research paper. There are two types: direct quotation and paraphrasing.
References
References consist of a list of reference entries arranged in alphabetical order at the end of the text. The citation style for different formats of resources varies.
This APA referencing guide provides examples of both 6th ed. and 7th ed. of the Publicational Manual of the American Psychological Association for your reference.
There are a number of variations regarding the referencing format (e.g. place of publication, retrieval of e-resources) between 6th and 7th ed. You are advised to consult your School / Department which edition of APA referencing you need to use.
 |
Call no.: BF76.7 .P83 2020 ISBN: 9781433832161 Publication Year: 2020 Book |
|
|
|
|
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
|
 |
Call no.: BF76.7 .C66 2020 ISBN: 9781433832734 Publication Year: 2020 Book |
|
|
|
|
American Psychological Association. (2020). Concise guide to APA style: The official APA style guide for students (7th ed.).
|
 |
Call no.: BF76.7 .P83 2010 ISBN: 9781433805615 Publication Year: 2010 Book |
|
|
|
|
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
|
Produced by Purdue Online Writing Lab, this APA style workshop offers a comprehensive guide on the citation rules and format of writing a paper in APA style.
This webpage provides video tutorials of citing sources based on the rules of the latest APA style (7th ed.). It includes examples of in-text citations and references.
This webpage provides video tutorials of citing sources based on the rules of the latest APA style (7th ed.). It includes examples of in-text citations and references.
紙本
電子
趙岡（2010）。《魚鱗圖冊研究》。黃山書社。
周佳榮、丁潔（2013）。《天下名士有部落：常州人物與文化群體》。三聯書店（香港）有限公司。
羅苑華、潘惠玲、蕭碧銀（2006）。《活得好：活用正面心理學》。經濟日報出版社。
蔣萌（主編）（2013）。《中醫藥臨床研究實踐》。南京大學出版社。
Snow, J.（2016）。《以愛與技巧敎導孩子：自閉兒家長與敎育人員指南》（張靜譯）。 心理出版社股份有限公司。（原著出版於2012年）
電子
趙國棟、易歡歡、糜萬軍、鄂維南（2013）。《大數據時代的歷史機遇：產業變革與數據科學》。 清華大學出版社。http://cihe.ebook.hyread.com.tw/bookDetail.jsp?id=75732
紙本
電子
邱仲麟（2010）。〈明太祖的任官理念與洪武朝的文官試職制度〉。 載於朱鴻林（主編），《明太祖的治國理念及其實踐》（頁169-212）。 香港中文大學出版社。
電子
錢奕華（2013）。〈元、明、清旅遊詩中的情志現象〉。 載於余崇生（主編），《閱讀明清：明清文學的文化探索》（頁121-140）。 萬卷樓 。http://cihe.ebook.hyread.com.tw/bookDetail.jsp?id=47832
