Referencing & Citation Management: About referencing

Referencing, also called citing, is a formal way to acknowledge the sources you have used for your research assignment. 

Referencing is an essential part of university writing and academic integrity. Using other's work, data, or ideas without due referencing will put you at risk of a serious academic misconduct---plagiarism.

Learn more about Academic Integrity and Plagiarism at:

• Academic Integrity Module (AIM)
• Student Academic Integrity Policy
• Information Research Skills Tutorials​

Good referencing enables you to

• demonstrate your research and support your argument
• credit the authors for their contribution and research impact
• provide further resources for your readers
• practice with academic integrity to avoid plagiarism

Read more from our Information Research Skills Tutorials on:

• Why referencing is important
• What and when to reference
• Elements of a reference

To reference properly, you must follow the referencing styles required by your discipline or course coordinators, and include all the elements of a reference required for each source.

The citation management tools can help if you have a large number of references to manage, or with a tight deadline. 

See more information on:

• In-text citations and reference lists
• Referencing types of sources
• Referencing styles: UON guides
• Citation management tools

Related helpful resources:

• Help and FAQs on referencing
• Information Research Skills Tutorials​
• Library Referencing Tutorial (Adobe Flash Player required)

• Turnitin for your assessments:

A text-matching system which checks for plagiarism at UON.