‘Referencing is a standard practice used in academic writing to show your reader which ideas you have gathered from other sources and where those ideas came from’ (UniSA 2018, p. 2).

Referencing:

• acknowledges the ideas of others
• allows you to use these ideas to build an argument
• shows the range of ideas and approaches you have found and thought about
• reflects standard academic practice and values
• emphasises that you have used expert and reliable sources
• prevents circumstances where plagiarism can occur  

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