APA 6th Referencing Style Guide

It is essential to acknowledge the ownership of resources used in your academic writing. At AUT we use the APA reference style (6th edition) ... SkiptoMainContent Itlookslikeyou'reusingInternetExplorer11orolder.ThiswebsiteworksbestwithmodernbrowserssuchasthelatestversionsofChrome,Firefox,Safari,andEdge.Ifyoucontinuewiththisbrowser,youmayseeunexpectedresults. AUTLibraryLibraryGuidesAPA6thReferencingStyleGuideReferencingandAPAstyle SearchthisGuide Search APA6thReferencingStyleGuide ThisguideintroducestheAPAreferencingstylewithexamplesofcitationstylesfordifferenttypesofresources. ReferencingandAPAstyleReferencingAcademicintegrity&plagiarismAPAreferencingstyleIn-textcitationReferencelistArticlesBooksWebsitesTV,film&videoTables,figures&imagesReportsConferencesThesesPersonalcommunicationsLecturenotesSocialmediaComputersoftware&mobileapplicationsLegislation&casesStandards&patentsSpecifichealthexamplesExhibitioncatalogue Referencing Itisessentialto acknowledgethe ownershipofresourcesusedinyouracademicwriting. At AUTweusetheAPAreferencestyle(6thedition)toformatreferences.In-textcitationsandareferencelistarethetwocomponentsoftheAPAreferencingstyle. Withanything thatyouhaveread,used and referredtoinyouracademicwriting,youmust: acknowledge intext (i.e.inthework/assignment/essayyouarewriting) includeinyour referencelist (i.e.thelistattheendofyourworkofallthesourcesyoureferto)   ThisAPAreferencingstyleguide provides someinsightintoAPAstylerulesandexamplesbasedonthe PublicationmanualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation (6thedition). APAStyleGuidetoElectronicReferences(6thedition,2012) Academicintegrity&plagiarism Academicintegrity Academicintegrityinvolvestheacknowledgementofyourownandotherpeoples’writtenwork,images,audiofiles,ortheirideas.Theonlycontentwhichyoudonotneedacknowledgeiscommonknowledge. Plagiarism Whenyouusesomeoneelse's ideas orwords inyourwriting without acknowledging (referencing)where theycamefrom,thisbehaviourcouldbeclassifiedasplagiarisingoracademicdishonesty. Workcanbeplagiarisedfrommanysources:books,articles,websites,coursenotes,otherstudents’assignments,evenyourownearlierassignments. Plagiarismcanoccurbymistakeifyouarenotcareful. Alwayswritedownthetitleandauthorofaworkwhenyoutakenotesfromit.  Next:APAreferencingstyle>>