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If you wish to refer to author e.g. Owens, who has been cited within a work you have read by another author e.g. McLaughlin, this is called secondary referencing. As a general principle, secondary referencing is not supported as you should only cite work that you have read. You are therefore expected to source the original work if you wish to cite it to support your writing. It is recognised that this is not always possible and an exception may be permitted (please confirm with your module coordinator / course director). Use the phrase: cited in. Caring for a suicidal person is emotionally stressful for family relationships (Owens et al. 2011 cited in McLaughlin et al. 2014). In this example, Owens et al. is the work that you wish to refer to, but have not read directly for yourself. McLaughlin et al. is the secondary source that cited the earlier publication. The reference list at the end of your document should only contain works that you have read, i.e. you would reference McLaughlin et al. (2014) in the reference list. Reference List Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment: McLaughlin, C., McGowan, I., O'Neill, S and Kernohan, G. (2014) The burden of living with and caring for a suicidal family member. Journal of Mental Health, 23(5). 236-240. In-text citation Example 1 - where the author's name occurs naturally in the sentence Owens et al. (2011) cited in McLaughlin et al. (2014)..... Example 2 - where the author's name does not occur naturally in the sentence Caring for a suicidal person is emotionally stressful for family relationships (Owens et al. 2011 cited in McLaughlin et al. 2014). |
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