referencing bio1000h 2015

BIO1000H 2015 Referencing : Questions to ask and steps to follow

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What Referencing STYLE do I have to use?

HARVARD UCT (author-date) Referencing Style

What are the Reference List RULES OF Harvard UCT (author date) Referencing Style?

What are the In Text RULES OF Harvard UCT (author-date) Referencing Style?

What are the RULES of this style?

Is the item a book? Written by a single author? Is it an edited book with multiple authors?Is it an online journal? Is it a web page? Is it an online dictionary?

Each of these items is referenced in a different way, therefore See the Harvard UCT (author-date) referencing style rules before you proceed with your reference list.

WHERE DO I FIND REFERENCING HELP?

WHERE CAN IF FIND EXAMPLES OF THE HARVARD UCT (AUTHOR-DATE) REFERENCING STYLE?

http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

BookAuthor, A.A. Year of publication. Title of book. # ed. [if not first]. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Author, A.A. & Author, B.B. Year of publication. Title of chapter. In Title of book. # ed. A. Editor, B. Editor, C. Editor, Eds. Place of Publication: Publisher. 1-10. (page numbers of chapter)

Chapter in an edited Book

Electronic Journal article

Author, A.A., Author, B.B. & Author, C.C. Year of publication. Title of article. Name of journal. Volume number (issue number):page numbers. Available: URL [Year retrieved, Month retrieved day retrieved].

Author, A.A., Author, B.B., Author, A.A., Author, C.C. & Author, D.D. 2014. Title of article. In Name of Enclyclopedia. Publisher. Available: DOI:

Electronic Encyclopaedia article where author is known

Your reference List – examples of different types of reference material

Author, A. Title of article. Available: URL [Year retrieved, Month retrieved day retrieved].

Web site single author

Lab manual

Hattas, D. BIO1000H Practical Manual: semester 1. [BIO1000H Practical Manual]. Adapted by R. Kelly. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town.

Reference lists from different materials

BOOKAuthor: John T. O. KirkTitle of book: Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystemsEdition: 3rdYear of publication: 2011Place of publication: CambridgePublisher: Cambridge University Press.

Kirk, J.T.O. 2011. Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

Reference List - How to reference in the Harvard UCT (author-date) style

Article in an electronic journal

Article in an electronic journal

Reference listsHow to reference in the Harvard UCT (author-date) style.

[2015, August 05].

Abu-Ghosh, S., Fixler, D., Dubinsky, Z. Iluz, D. 2015. Continuous background light

Bioresource technology.

Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.uct.ac.za/science/article/pii/S096085415004514/pdfft?md5=52f2007fac1edcdc29f87e7fdc7852bb&pid=1-s2.0-S0960852415004514-main.pdf

significantly increases flashing-light enhancement of photosynthesis and growth of microalgae. 187:144-148

Encyclopedia article – Reference ListHarvard UCT (author-date) style.

Blankenship, R.E., Govindjee, Berkowitz, G.A., Portis, A.R. & Shopes, R.J. 2014. Photosynthesis. In AccessScience online. McGraw Hill Education. Available: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.511700

Student Exercise: Book – Harvard UCT (author-date) style.Author, A., Author, B. & Author, C. Year of publication. Title of book.Place of Publication: Publisher.

Place of publication: Chichester. Publisher: Wiley. Year of publication: 2007.

Answer:Goodwin, W., Linacre, A. & Hadi, S. 2007. An introduction to forensic genetics. Chichester: Wiley.

Author, A.A., Author, B.B. Year of Publication. Title of chapter. In Title of book. A.A. Editor, B. Editor, Eds. # ed. Place of Publication: Publisher. page numbers of chapter.

Student Exercise: Chapter in Book – Harvard UCT (author-date) style

Author of Chapter: Peter F. StanburyTitle of chapter: Fermentation technologyPlace of publication: CambridgePublisher: Royal Society of ChemistryDate of publication: 2000Page numbers of chapter 1: 1-24

Answer:Stanbury, P.F. 2000. Fermentation technology. In Molecular biology and biotechnology. J.M. Walker, R. Rapley, Eds. 4th ed. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 1-24.

Author, A.A., Author, B.B. & Author, C.C. Year of publication. Title of article. Title of Journal. volume number(issue number):page numbers. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12310

Answer:Yessoufou, K., Daru, B.D. & Muasya, A.M. 2015. Phylogenetic exploration of commonly used medicinal plants in South Africa. Molecular ecology resources. 15:405-413. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12310.

Student Exercise: Journal article available from electronic databases - Harvard UCT (author-date) style.

Note: Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique number that identifies electronic documents and other objects in the digital environment. As the DOI is permanent, there is no need to add the date accessed in square brackets after the DOI number.

Harvard UCT (author-date) style:Author, A. Year of publication. Title of article. In Name of encyclopedia. Publisher. Available: URL [Retrieved year, Retrieved month and day].

http://www.accessscience.com/content/forensic-mitochondrial-dna-analysis/YB030170

Answer:Melton, T. 2003. Forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis. In AccessScience Online. McGraw Hill Education. Available: http://www.accessscience.com/content/forensic-mitochondrial-dna-analysis/YB030170 [2015, August 01].

Student Exercise:

Harvard UCT (author-date) style:

Author, A. Date of publication. Title of article. Available: URL [Year retrieved, month retrieved day retrieved].

http://allafrica.com/stories/201309090718.htmlStudent Exercise:

Answer: Perkins, N.I. 2013. Africa: realizing the potential of citizen science. Available: http://allafrica.com/stories/201309090718.html [2015, August 07].

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