Referencing Sources for IA

Students must acknowledge all of the secondary sources they have used in their report in line with criterion E, and it is expected that a comprehensive list of references that reflects wide preliminary reading will be presented. These can include interviews, class handouts, textbooks, websites and any other published material. If students do not reference their work they could be accused of malpractice. Students who fail to cite any one of the sources they have used will lose the corresponding mark available in criterion E.

Sources should be referred to in the text and a standard referencing format should be used for the references section and footnotes. Students should ensure that their method of referencing is consistent throughout, that all relevant information is provided and that their system enables the reader to locate their original sources. Sources must be placed in the references section at the end of the written analysis. Appendices can be used, for example, to present questions asked at interviews.

Titles, citations, references and appendices are not included in the word count.

List sources alphabetically by the last names of authors or editors. If there is no author or editor, list sources alphabetically by titles. If there is more than one entry with the same title, as there is no author or editor, put these in order by date. For interviews give the name of interviewee, date of interview(s), place of interview.

Books: Author’s last name and first name (or initial if first name is unknown). Date. Title (in italics). Publisher’s name.

Smart, N. 1998. The World’s Religions. Cambridge University Press.

Articles in journals: Author’s name. Date. Title of the article (in quotation marks). Name of the journal (in italics). Volume number. First and last page numbers.

Cooke, Melanie. 2009. “Barrier or entitlement? The language and citizenship agenda in the United Kingdom.” Language Assessment Quarterly. 6: 1. Pp 71–77.

Information from the internet: Author’s name, if possible. Title (in italics). Date visited. URL (address for the page). Heading as listed on the web page, if there is one.

Judaism 101. Jewish holidays. Visited 4 February 2010. http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday0.htm.

Unpublished personal interviews and personal research such as questionnaires: Name (last name first). Type of source. Pertinent identifying information. Date.

Student’s name. Interview with Mrs Khan, a Muslim living in London. 2 February 2010.