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Citing correctly in your final project, doctoral thesis or scientific article is vital and a hallmark of quality. It also means you're using the information you've found ethically, respecting the copyright and avoiding plagiarism.
What is the difference between a citation and a bibliographic reference?
A citation is a reference that has been embedded into a body of text, and contains information about the source. To cite a source in the text, follow this example:
| (Author, year, p.) |
(Rodríguez, 1984, pp. 25-26) |
A bibliographical reference provides information (author, year of publication, publisher, etc) that identifies someone else's idea or writing. The references should be listed at the end of your work in the bibliography and follow a citation style. The style you need to use depends on the discipline in question and the guidelines provided by the teaching staff.
How to produce your bibliography
The bibliography has to include references to all the works you've used, whether you've cited them directly or simply consulted them.
We offer some tools to help you produce your bibliography. You can create your own list of references, exporting them from a database and other sources of information. You can also share them with other users or add them to your works.
Mendeley
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Reference manager and academic social network that helps you organize your documents, collaborate online with other researchers, and follow the latest research trends.
Access for new users or users who still don't have the benefits of Mendeley Institutional. Using this link will give access to the advantages that comes with Mendeley Institutional. Afterwards you will not need to use this link.
Gender Balance Assessment Tool (GBAT)
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Copy or upload your bibliographic references to this page and you'll be given a percentage showing how many of the authors you've cited are female. The tool analyses authors' first names, generating an estimated result. GBAT was created by Jane Lawrence Sumner, an assistant professor from the University of Minnesota's Department of Political Science.
