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Chemistry: Referencing

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Why reference?

It is important to learn the scholarly practice of citing other people’s research, and referencing the material you have used. 

Referencing: 

  • Enables your reader to find the material you have referred to  

  • Demonstrates your breadth of reading about the subject 

  • Supports and/or develops your argument

  • Avoids plagiarism: using somebody else’s work without acknowledging the fact is plagiarism. It is important to always reference when quoting or paraphrasing another person’s work 

How to reference

The Library has an online course that will take you through the process of referencing that you can find here. 

 

Referencing styles for Chemistry

There are two primary referencing styles that the Chemistry Department uses RSC (Royal Society for Chemistry) and ACS (American Chemistry Society). You can find guides to these styles here

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an academic offence and something that the University takes very seriously. You can find an online course that takes you through what plagiarism is and how to avoid it here.