The reference
page is considered as one of the crucial elements in the research paper as it
helps in avoiding plagiarism and proves that the research is done in good and
healthy way. Further, by providing the reference about sources from which the
information has been taken grants the credit to the other people and also
proves about diligence.
Also, doing the proper
reference in any research paper publication
will fetch you good marks.
The following steps can be followed for doing the reference
in the research paper:
1) If you are following any specific format like APA
or MLA then write the title in normal text and use the font, size and format as
it is used in the rest of paper. Also, write“ Reference” at the top of the page
or in the centre. If you not using any specific style then you can make the
title bold or in the larger letters.
2) The second step is to mention the source from
which the information is taken. It includes any book, picture, newspaper, movie
and any other source. Basically, the references have to provide for everything
which is not original and is taken from some source.
3) This step includes to provide thorough
information about each source. If the information is taken from the book then
it should include the name of the author, the source title and the date of
publication and the publisher. If the information is from any journal do not
forget to mention about the volume. Lastly, if the information you took from
any website such as www.ijtra.com always mention its URL. Further, mentioning this
in the reference will make your research paper look more authentic.
4) Further, make sure that you follow the same
format in the reference. If your reference is double spaced then there is no
need to add an extra line between the entries. If you using single spaced
format then you add one line blank space between each entry.
5) The last and final step is to alphabetize the
list depending upon the author’s name. If there is single author the entry must
contain his last name as the first name. If there are multiple author for one
book then the entry must be according to first author last name. Further, most
of the word processing programmes have an option of alphabetizing which if
turned on can automatically arrange the name thus saving the effort and help in
preventing mistakes.
Conclusion
So, following all
the above steps can help you in writing the reference in the best way. There are
many website like www.ijtra.com
which helps the student on how topublish the scientific researchpaper but make sure that the reference is considered as the important part
of any research paper. The research paper without any reference is considered
fake and no book or the online website accepts it for the publication.
