Referencing and Citations

Get to grips with common referencing styles and systems, including APA, MLA, Chicago, and IEEE. Learn how to accurately credit sources and enhance the credibility and integrity of a piece of academic writing.

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    Everybody Loves Referencing

    Everybody Loves Referencing

    Last Updated Dec 13, 2018

    • Academic Writing
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    You’ve checked the spelling, grammar, and punctuation. You’ve made sure the language is appropriate and flows smoothly. Now comes your favourite bit of academic proofreading. Perhaps you’d like to dress up and pour yourself a glass of wine (alcohol-free, of course: don’t drink and proofread!) before you settle down to the positive treat that is […]

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    A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing

    A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing

    Last Updated Jun 15, 2018

    • Academic Writing
    • Punctuation
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    Remember when you used to get ‘Too Hot for TV’ videos of your favourite TV shows? Remember how exciting they were? Well, prepare to feel that kind of excitement again in this introduction to MHRA referencing: a system considered Too Hot for the Proofreading Academy Course. Actually, it wasn’t so much ‘too hot’ as ‘too specific […]

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Citing Edited Books in Chicago Style

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    Citing Edited Books in MLA and IEEE

    Last Updated Feb 15, 2018

    • Academic Writing
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    We’re sorry. We’ve made you wait, trembling with anticipation, for the next exciting instalment of our occasional series on referencing. Perhaps your desperation for referencing tips has led you to seek out the darker corners of the internet for dodgy tips cut with misconceptions. Stop. We have the good stuff. And if you’re not sure […]

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    Citing Chapters of Edited Books in Harvard and APA

    Last Updated Dec 19, 2017

    • Academic Writing
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    The Becoming A Proofreader course has an academic referencing module that tells you how books, journal articles and websites should be cited in the Harvard, APA, MLA, Chicago and IEEE styles. But it would take a hefty book to cover all possible sources and referencing styles. So every now and then our blog will focus […]

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    A Brief Guide to Vancouver Referencing

    Last Updated Oct 16, 2017

    • Academic Writing
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    It’s happened to us all. A client wants you to proofread their essay or journal article, but you are unfamiliar with the referencing system! Suddenly everything is called into question. Imposter syndrome kicks in. You wonder, can you presume to do this with only Google to guide you? What if the information there is unreliable? […]

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    Everybody Loves Referencing

    Everybody Loves Referencing

    Last Updated Dec 13, 2018

    • Academic Writing
    • Proofreading Tips
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    You’ve checked the spelling, grammar, and punctuation. You’ve made sure the language is appropriate and flows smoothly. Now comes your favourite bit of academic proofreading. Perhaps you’d like to dress up and pour yourself a glass of wine (alcohol-free, of course: don’t drink and proofread!) before you settle down to the positive treat that is […]

    Read more
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    A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing

    A Beginner's Guide to MHRA Referencing

    Last Updated Jun 15, 2018

    • Academic Writing
    • Punctuation
    • Referencing and Citations
    • Style

    Remember when you used to get ‘Too Hot for TV’ videos of your favourite TV shows? Remember how exciting they were? Well, prepare to feel that kind of excitement again in this introduction to MHRA referencing: a system considered Too Hot for the Proofreading Academy Course. Actually, it wasn’t so much ‘too hot’ as ‘too specific […]

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