A Simple Guide to Harvard, APA & OSCOLA Referencing

Referencing correctly is vital to maintaining academic integrity and avoiding accidental plagiarism in UK higher education assessments. ### Harvard Style (Author-Date) Widely used across UK universities in business, humanities, and social sciences. - *In-text*: (Smith, 2023, p. 45) - *Bibliography*: Smith, J. (2023) *Academic Writing in Higher Education*. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ### OSCOLA (Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) Standard citation style for UK Law degrees. - *Footnotes*: Case name in italics, neutral citation, law report. e.g. *Donoghue v Stevenson* [1932] AC 562. - *No in-text parentheses*: All citations appear in footnotes at the bottom of the page. ### APA 7th Edition Commonly specified for Psychology, Social Sciences, and Health disciplines. - *In-text*: (Smith & Jones, 2022) - *Bibliography*: Includes hanging indents and DOI links for online articles.