{"id":9829,"date":"2024-11-19T09:12:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T09:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=9829"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:41:20","slug":"referencing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/referencing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Referencing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9829\" class=\"elementor elementor-9829\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a458f94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a458f94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1152c54f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1152c54f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9153f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9153f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Referencing Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b54c070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b54c070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Referencing guidelines ensure proper citation of sources, promoting academic integrity and consistency in research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f222fff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f222fff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8b9c4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a8b9c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46380294 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46380294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d282dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d282dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72686021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72686021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Referencing Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37644dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37644dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is important to properly acknowledge all sources con\u00adsulted for dissertation<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0When using viewpoints of authors to support your own arguments you must acknowledge such sources in your text<\/p><p>You should be honest and not pass off another person\u2019s work as your own. If you do this, you are committing plagiarism, a serious academic offence that can lead to the rejection of your dissertation\/thesis<\/p><p>For more info:\u00a0 \u201cVUT Postgraduate Referencing Guidelines: bibliographical referencing for theses, dissertations, and project reports.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VUT-Reference-Manual-APA-2024.pdf\">VUT Reference Manual APA 2024<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VUT-HARVARD-Ref-Guidelines.pdf\">VUT HARVARD Ref Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d15990 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33d15990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778f9269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"778f9269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lib.vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/vutpostgrad_-referencing-guidelines.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Postgraduate-Studies.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3266\" alt=\"Postgraduate Studies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Postgraduate-Studies.png 444w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Postgraduate-Studies-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Postgraduate-Studies-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Referencing Guidelines Referencing guidelines ensure proper citation of sources, promoting academic integrity and consistency in research. 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