Citation styles

How to reference your work correctly

This information paper gives advice on correctly referencing your documents.

It explains why you should reference and the possible consequences of not doing so; when you should include a reference citation in the text and how to cite the references present the references at the end of the document whether you are using the Harvard (author-date) style or the Vancouver (numeric) style.

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