Guide to Plagiarism, Research and Referencing
Examples of referencing using Harvard style:
Websites
ACADEMIC HONESTY
What is Plagiarism & Why is it Important to Avoid? What is Collusion & Why is it Important to Avoid? Ethical Use of AI in Study Using AI Guidelines Why Do Students Plagiarise? Consequences of Plagiarism Strategies for Avoiding PlagiarismResearch
What is Research and Why is it Important? What is an Acceptable Source? What Should You Avoid When Researching?Referencing
What has to be acknowledged? What does not have to be acknowledged? How to reference Other Referencing StylesExamples of referencing using Harvard style
Websites Journals Journal Article in Print Textbooks Direct Quotations e.g. Speaking to your Supervisor What if I Can’t Find Some Information for the Reference?In-text citations
We use an article from the website ‘dvm360’ as an example for in-text citations. Note that there are two authors; this does not change anything apart from needing to include two authors. The following orders should be used, depending on the situation:
- (Surname, year of publication). Example:
It is essential that, in this digital age, veterinary practices ensure not only that they have up-to-date contact information for their clients, but also that they are aware as to how their clients would prefer to be contacted (Tumblin & Materni 2013). - Surname (year of publication) Example:
In their article, Tumblin and Materni (2013) describe the need for veterinary practice owners and managers to invest in their staff.

Reference list
You should use the following order when including sources in the reference list: surname of author, initial of author, date of creation/last revised, Title, sponsor, place of sponsorship, date viewed, .
So, using the website ‘dvm360’ as an example, the reference list entry would appear as follows:
Tumblin, D. & Materni, C. (2013) 3 bad spending habits of veterinary practice owners and managers. Available at http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/3-bad-spending-habits-of-veterinary-practice-owner/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/829731?contextCategoryId=46659. (Accessed: 20 December 2013)
Note that ‘place of sponsorship’ is not applicable here, as it is not provided on the website.