Acknowledging sources properly

Academic writing implies not only the prodution of a piece of writing but also intensively researching on others’ published work in order to support hypothesis, explain theories or justify certain ideas. This research demands on the part of the academic writer to cite properly the documents or sources consulted to avoid plagiarism. In-text citacions and the reference list are the two means used to acknowledge sources.
Topics developed by the academic writer, the audience addresed to and the field in which the paper is included will be subject to a specified manual that provides guidelines and rules on how to recognize the sources. For instance, the manual APA (American Psychological Association) used for Psychology and other Social Sciences is the framework within which the following paper has been analysed.
In Ogan-Bekiroglu and Gunay's (2008) paper, Portfolio assessment, it can be seen the format of APA style for citing references. They follow the rules established to cite articles from magazines and books but they do not place the reference list on a new page separated from the text of the paper though. The label References is not centered and no double space is provided. The reference list entries are alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work and all lines after the first line of each entry are indented one-half inch from the left margin.
Following documentation styles is an important aspect to consider when acknowledging sources. There are special rules and formats depending on the discipline. Different manuals have been specially designed to guide the writers on how to acknowledge sources. These guidelines provide uniformity and tidiness. Therefore, they must be carefully dealt with so as not to mix styles or omit any detail.










References

Ogan-Bekiroglu, F. & Gunay, A. (2008). Physics students’perceptions on their journey through portfolio assessment.