To include other sources in your assignment you can paraphrase or quote.
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing is a key skill: To paraphrase well, first make sure you fully understand the source. You cannot paraphrase something you do not understand.
Paraphrasing checklist
Have you:
- Shown you understand the meaning of the original text?
- Included the key information in the original text?
- Used different sentence structure from the original?
- Used different vocabulary from the original?
- Provided an in-text citation or footnote and reference list entry in the correct style for your subject
If you do not want to paraphrase or are not able to paraphrase, it may be better to use a direct quote.
Quoting
Shorter direct quotes require “double quote marks” and an in-text citation (example in Harvard):
Jackson et al. (2019, p. 990) discuss the “potential for misclassification of chocolate consumption”.
Longer quotes should be indented and require an in-text citation (example in Harvard):
Jackson et al. (2019, p. 990) conclude that:
individuals who reported any dark chocolate consumption had 70% lower odds of reporting clinically relevant depressive symptoms than those who did not report any chocolate consumption.
Anything you quote or paraphrase should be included in your reference list. If you are using a different referencing style please see the relevant guidance on the referencing page.
Reference list:
Jackson, S.E. et al. (2019) ‘Is there a relationship between chocolate consumption and symptoms of depression? A cross‐sectional survey of 13,626 US adults’, Depression and Anxiety, 36(10), pp. 987–995. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22950.
