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UoRM Psychology: Citing references

A guide to finding information in psychology. Includes links to key resources and sources of help.

References in a thesisWhenever you refer to another person's work in your own essay, dissertation or article you must acknowledge them and give full details of your source. You risk being accused of plagiarism if you fail to do so.

For general information on referencing, including an explanation of different citation systems, and guidance on citing specific types of publication, see our Citing references guide.

For specific guidance see your Undergraduate dissertation handbook available via Blackboard

Referencing styles

Psychology generally uses APA7 but, for poster assignments, either APA7 or Vancouver can be used.

Whichever style you use the key thing to remember is to always cite your references in the same style for any one assignment.

You can use APA7 for any assignment.

For guidance on how to cite using APA7 you can use the following:

If you're doing a poster assignment you can use the Vancouver style for your references rather than APA, if you prefer. Because Vancouver is a numbered style citations in the text take up less space.

For guidance on how to cite using Vancouver you can use the following: