Academic Citations Flashcards
What is parenthetical referencing?
An in-text citation system that cites the author’s source by providing the author’s surname and year of publication in brackets directly after the sourced material.
What is footnote referencing?
A citation system that uses numbers in the main text to indicate sources at the bottom of the page.
What is endnote referencing?
A citation system that uses numbers in the main text to indicate sources in an “endnote” at the end of the document.
What is a pinpoint reference?
Note?
An extended citation that specifies
the exact part of the source being cited (e.g. a specific page number or chapter title).
Note: Details vary by the style used.
Key information to record for citing a print source usually includes: (6)
1) Author(s).
2) Title.
3) Title of the container volume (e.g., the journal or newspaper).
4) The year published.
5) The publisher and place of publication.
6) Page numbers and/or page range.
What should proofreaders look out for when reviewing a citation of a collection that features work by multiple authors?
In such cases, the author of the specific chapter, story, or essay should be cited in the parenthetical citation with the details of the volume reserved for the reference list. However, authors often mistakenly cite the editors of the collection as the author and/or fail to cite the specific chapter in the reference.
What does DOI stand for?
What is a DOI?
Digital object identifier
A DOI is a stable identifier for online books and journal articles, which means it does not change even if the host site is restructured.
What should you do if you can’t find a DOI for a source?
1) Check the first page of the source for a DOI.
2) Check the publisher’s website or the database where you found the source.
3) Try using crossref.org to look up the DOI.
4) If a DOI can not be found, a URL is usually acceptable.
How do you provide a pinpoint citation for an audiovisual source?
A timestamp that notes the part of the source being cited, e.g., (TED, 2020, 2:36).
What is the difference between a reference list and a bibliography?
A reference lists sources cited in the document or manuscript, whereas a bibliography list sources both referenced and consulted.
What should a proofreader look out for regarding referencing styles and specific English dialects?
Many reference styles are produced with a specific English dialect in mind, e.g., Chicago (US), MLA (US), MHRA (UK)
Authors may choose to adapt references to the dialect used in the document.
Look out for issues or inconsistencies with regard to punctuation, date formats, or other regionally variable elements.
What Is Harvard Referencing?
Where is it most often used?
NOTE?
A style of referencing that uses parenthetical (in-text) author-date citations, which correspond to a reference list. Sources are cited in parentheses and include the author’s last name, the year of publication, and the relevant page numbers.
UK and Australia
Note: This style often varies by institution. Proofreaders should be sure to ask clients which version they are using.
What Is APA Referencing?
A parenthetical author–date system where sources are cited in parentheses in the text, and full publication information is provided in a reference list at the end of the document.
What to check for when reviewing citations.
1) Consistency in spelling of names.
2) Consistency in style.
3) That in-text citations and references match, and, if applicable, are correctly numbered.
4) That all links work and reach the page referenced.
Which citation styles use an author-date format?
APA
(Harvard)
MLA
ASA
