When and where to reference
It is important to learn when to reference early in your student journey. Each time you use the work of others in your own writing, you need to have an in-text citation. In-text citations appear in the body of your paper.
This means you may have multiple citations of the same author/s within a paragraph. Don’t just include the citation at the end of the paragraph.
Tip
Remember for your assessments that when you summarise, paraphrase, quote, analyse or extend from the original idea you need to cite the source you used.
In-text citations examples
Click on the plus icons in the interactive below to see examples of author-date in-text citations.
Matching in-text citations to reference list
For each in-text citation you need a corresponding entry for each source in your reference list. A reference list entry needs to include:
- who said it
- when they said it
- the title
- and where it was published.
who said it
when they said it
the title
and where it was published.
It is a good idea to record this information when taking your notes. You will need different details for different sources, so look at the Deakin Guide to Referencing to know what information you need for the different source types.