In-text reference examples
....(Johns 2014)
Johns (2014) has argued....
Full Reference Format
AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title. Edition (other than first). Place of publication: Publisher
Full Reference Example
JOHNS, R., 2014. Using the law in social work. 6th ed. London: Learning Matters
In-text reference examples
...(Busch 2001, p.23)
As indicated by Busch (2001, p.23)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S) OF CHAPTER, Year of publication. Title of chapter/essay. In: Editor(s) of books. Title of book. Edition (other than first) Place of publication. New York: Palgrave, pp. pages of chapter
Reference List Example
BUSCH, A., 2001. Unpacking the globaliization debate: approaches, evidence and data. In: C. HAY and D. MARSH, eds. Demystifying globalization. New York: Palgrave, pp. 21-48
In-Text reference example
As suggested by Watkins and Mason (2017, p.45) businesses…
Reference List Format
EDITOR(S), eds., Year of publication. Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher
Reference List Example
WATKINS, J. and P. MASON, eds., 2017. Business Information Systems: current issues. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press
In-Text reference examples
Wilson and Till (2008, p.60) discuss....
or
.... (Wilson and Till 2008, p.60)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title of article. Title of journal, volume number(issue or part number), pages
Reference List Example
WILSON, R.T. and B.D. TILL, 2008. Airport advertising effectiveness: an exploratory field study. Journal of advertising, 37(1), 59-72
Journals Without Volume Numbers
If the journal does not have a volume number and part number use the publication date instead.
MESSMER, M., 2003. Public speaking success strategies. The national public accountant, Nov 2003, 26
Journals Without Part Numbers
Some journals are published without part numbers , if it is not present, omit it from the reference.
Some articles are published online in advance of being formally published in the journal. These can be called ‘advance online publication’, ‘published ahead of print’ or ‘epub ahead of print’ or a similar variation. These will often miss some of the standard details given in a journal article reference such as volume number, issue number and page numbers. Give as many details as you have available for a standard journal article reference. If you don’t have volume, issue and page numbers, you could use the date of publication online instead. You will need to include a statement to indicate your article is published online ahead of formal publication.
In-Text Reference
Bishop et al. 2017 have identified that..
Or
.... (Bishop et al. 2017)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title of article. Title of journal, publication day and month if no volume and issue number [epub ahead of print]
Reference List Example
BISHOP, C., et al., 2017. Heavy Barbell Hip Thrusts Do Not Effect Sprint Performance: An 8-Week Randomized–Controlled Study. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 24 July [epub ahead of print]
Sometimes online journals use article numbers instead of official page numbers. If you are referencing an online article which has an article number instead of a page range, include the word 'article' and use the article number instead of the page range followed by [no pagination]
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title of article. Journal Title, volume number, article number: [no pagination]
Reference List Example
CAVALCANTI, E.J.C., 2021. Energy, exergy and exergoenvironmental analyses on gas-diesel fuel marine engine used for trigeneration system. Applied thermal engineering, 184, article no: 116211 [no pagination]
In text reference
(Cavalcanti 2021)
Notes:
If you refer to information displayed in the pdf version of the article, you can use the article number and the page number you have referred to. Example page 6. e.g. (Cavalcanti 2021, 116211-6)
In-Text Reference
Whitfield (2008, p.35) stated...
Or
...(Whitefield 2008, p.35)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title of article. Title of magazine/newspaper, date of publication, pages
FOREMAN, J., 2005. Olympic cities brought to their knees by the games. Daily mail, 7 July, 1-2
Reference List Example
WHITFIELD, N., 2008. The evolution of broadband. Personal computer world, June 2008, 30-7
Online Newspaper OR Magazine
If you are accessing content through a newspaper or magazine’s website, reference it following the format for a website:
Reference list format: AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title of page [viewed date]. Available from: URL
Reference list example: PARTINGTON, R., 2021. UK Christmas retail sales worse than expected [viewed 21st January 2021]. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/22/uk-christmas-retail-sales-worse-than-expected-covid
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In-Text Reference
Hummel and Atkinson (2007, p.31) gave the proposal...
Or
... (Hummel and Atkinson 2007, p.31)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S) OF PAPER, Year of publication. Title of paper. In: EDITOR(S). Title of conference including the date and location. Place of publication: Publisher, pages
Reference List Example
HUMMEL, O. and C. ATKINSON, 2007. Supporting agile reuse through extreme harvesting. In: G. CONCAS et al., eds. Agile processes in software engineering and extreme programming: 8th international conference, XP 2007, Como, Italy, June 18-22, 2007, Proceedings. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp.28-37
In-Text Reference
Davis (2006, p.24) explained that...
Or
...(Davis 2006, p.24)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR(S), Year of publication. Title. Type of qualification, Academic institution
Reference List Example
DAVIS, L., 2006. British travellers and the rediscovery of Sicily: 16th-19th century. PhD Thesis, Southampton Solent University
In Text Reference
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” (Shakespeare 1968, 3.1:1).
Include the act, scene and line number in the in-text reference along with the playwright and year of publication.
Reference List Format
PLAYWRIGHT SURNAME, Initial., Year of publication. Title of play. Editor details (if given). Place of publication: Publisher
Reference List Example
SHAKESPEARE, W., 1968. Henry V. Edited by A.R. HUMPHREYS. London: Penguin
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In-Text Reference
Yamada, Prugel-Bennett and Thornton (2020) explain..
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...(Yamada, Prugel-Bennett and Thornton 2020)
Reference List Format
AUTHOR/S, Year. Title of preprint. Repository name [preprint/postprint/dataset as appropriate] [viewed date]. Available from: URL for repository entry
YAMADA, T., A. PRUGEL-BENNETT and B. THORNTON, 2020. Learning Features from georeferenced seafloor imagery with location guided autoencoders. University of Southampton Institutional Repository [preprint] [viewed 11th June 2020]. Available from: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/441375/
Notes:
If you can find a final published version of the item you should use and reference that instead.
Some articles may also be published online in a journal ahead of full publication - see the example Articles pre-published online.