Tips on citing and documenting sources
Readers become confused when the boundaries between a writer's ideas and those already in the literature aren't clear because of misconceptions about how to use references. Furthermore, if misplacement is complicated by the use of cut–paste 'composition' of a text, the writer is vulnerable to accusations of plagiarism even if sources have been cited. We've seen publication delayed because of cut–paste writing and article acceptances revoked by journals because too much of it has been detected late in the editorial process.
It helps in three ways:
1. It keeps your bibliographic information in a database that links to your word processor.
2. It automatically generates a reference list as you choose items from the database to cite in your text.
3. It formats the reference list for different journals.
Atenció: This feature is usually imperfect—the format of references in the list should be checked manually on the last draft.
The UPC Library offers the citing software RefWorks.
Other well-known programs are: EndNote, Reference Manager and Pro-Cite.
Caution: Before submitting the manuscript to a journal, be sure to remove the hyperlinking as it will cause problems for peer reviewers and editors. Keep the last version of the manuscript with the hyperlinks intact for yourself too, as you’ll need it when making post-review revisions.
Reference management software will make correct citing easier
1. It keeps your bibliographic information in a database that links to your word processor.
2. It automatically generates a reference list as you choose items from the database to cite in your text.
3. It formats the reference list for different journals.
Atenció: This feature is usually imperfect—the format of references in the list should be checked manually on the last draft.
RefWorks: citing software
Other well-known programs are: EndNote, Reference Manager and Pro-Cite.
Caution: Before submitting the manuscript to a journal, be sure to remove the hyperlinking as it will cause problems for peer reviewers and editors. Keep the last version of the manuscript with the hyperlinks intact for yourself too, as you’ll need it when making post-review revisions.
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