Life and Health Sciences Research Support: Referencing, Copyright and Plagiarism

It is very important that you record accurately and consistently details of any material that you consult. This allows anyone reading your work to see:

• what you have read and the sources that you have used and, if necessary to trace your references.
• the references you have used to support a specific statement in your piece of work.
• that you are not trying to pass another author's work off as your own (plagiarism).

When writting for publication many journals will have their own referencing and editiorial standards. Always check the advice for authors information section of journal/publishers websites.

Here are some useful links for support with copyright issues.

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Library Guide

American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing Library Guide

RefWorks is a web-based service that allows users to store and manage their references and to produce bibliographies in a range of citation formats for assignments and publication.