Referencing is used to tell the reader where ideas from other sources have come from. Referencing software and tools help you to manage your references to those sources. Decide whether basic tools or full software are suitable for your referencing.

Subsequent citations for a source can use a shorter form of reference. Use author surname(s) or an organisation’s acronym or abbreviation and a short version of the title that is clear, so for example, subtitles may be excluded. For example, Mearsheimer ...