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Citations and Referencing PDF

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Scholarly writers have the obligation of supporting the arguments in their work with
evidence. Equally, readers of such academic writings need to establish the validity of the
evidence provided. The supporting evidence for such works is the reference and is sometimes
bracketed or footnoted, telling the reader where the supporting evidence used in the scholarly
writing comes from. The reference serves to inform the reader of the origin of the idea used
in work (Benell, 2018). That way, the reader can distinguish between the writer’s original
ideas and the borrowed ideas. Besides, the reference serves as a means to further reading to
the reader on the given topic.
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For proper use of references, the writer needs to collect all the relevant reading materials,
read thoroughly through them, then use the information from these primary sources without
copying directly. In most scholarly writing, secondary sources are preferred because of the
accuracy and reliability of the data and information contained within (Benell, 2018). Such
sources include online sources, websites, textbooks, journals, articles, publications, and
videos. Not all available information is valid; therefore, caution should be taken, especially
when using websites and online sources as references. According to Benell (2018), the online
sites trusted to have accurate information and data include the websites that end
with .gov, .edu, and .org.
Track of References
It is essential to use the proper format for referencing corresponding to the style of writing
used for scholarly writing. The different writing styles like MLA, APA, and HAVARD all
differ in reference formats (Benell, 2018). Regardless of these differences, each reference
should capture details, including the author, year of publication and edition, the title of the
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