Educational Leadership
Educational Leadership
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BEFORE you begin, please note: Last updated April 2014
This brief guide is primarily for students doing assignments at Curtin University, not for those publishing using the APA 6th style.
If you are publishing in the APA 6th style, please consult the APA publication manual:
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
If you require extra help not available in this guide please try
? APA style guide to electronic references
? APA Style Blog
Guide contents
Overview:
? What is referencing?
? Why reference?
? Steps involved in referencing
? Elements of a reference
? Sample reference list
? Reference types for EndNote X7
Reference Examples:
? Books and eBooks
? Journals (Print and Online)
? World Wide Web
? Government Publications
? Other Sources
? Authors Citing Other Authors
It is important that you check the assignment guide of your Department or School as details may vary from the guidelines on this sheet. You may be penalised for not using the referencing style that is required by your School/Department.
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Plagiarism breaches academic integrity and is a serious accusation in academia. Make sure you
avoid plagiarism by referencing your sources.
Use p. for a single page and pp. for double pages.
Long Quotes
If the quotation is 40 or more words use a freestanding block of text
? start on a new line
? indent the block about half an inch from the left
? use double spacing
? omit quotations marks
3. Reference List
A reference list includes books, journal articles etc that you have cited in the text of your essay whereas a bibliography is a list of sources consulted as well as cited.
? The reference should appear at the end of your work on a separate page
? The reference list is arranged alphabetically by author
? Where an item has no author it is cited and listed by its title
? The second and subsequent lines of each reference need a hanging indent
? Use double spacing between references