In-text citations:
1. cite your sources in brief in the text of your paper.
2. reference list: cite your sources in full at the end of your report.
In-text citations provide just enough information for readers to locate the full citation in the reference list at the end of the report.
Why?
- give credit and acknowledge where you found the idea, information, data
- avoid plagiarism
- direct readers to the sources on which your research is based
Sources include academic articles and books, but also newspapers, magazines, government reports, statistics, web sites, social media, video...
