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Referencing

Referencing

Understand what referencing is and how you should use it in your academic work. Find out what your School's referencing style is. Learn how to cite and reference your work according to the recommended styles Leeds Harvard, Leeds Numeric, MHRA and others. See what software and tools are available to help you with referencing your work.

Leeds referencing styles

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Leeds Harvard style introduction

Learn how to format your citations, reference list and quotations correctly using the University of Leeds version of Harvard referencing.

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Leeds Harvard examples

Find out how to cite and reference different source types using the Leeds Harvard style.

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Leeds Numeric style introduction

Learn how to format your citations, reference list and quotations correctly using the University of Leeds version of Numeric referencing.

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Leeds Numeric examples

Find out how to cite and reference different source types using the Leeds Numeric style.

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Other referencing styles

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MHRA style

The MHRA style is produced by the Modern Humanities Research Association.

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Other referencing styles

Get help with other styles used in the University: APA, IEEE, OSCOLA and Vancouver.

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Referencing guides

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Find your School's referencing style

Each school in the University requires students to use a specific style of referencing. Check the referencing style used in your school before you begin your assignments.

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Referencing explained

An introduction to referencing, explaining why and when you should reference, how to cite within your text, the difference between reference lists and bibliographies, and quotations.

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Referencing made simple tutorial

This tutorial gives interactive examples of how to identify your source and create a reference.

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