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Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism

ASA

Reference Management

ASA Referencing Style

If you have questions about reference formats, please contact us with your query using the Query form on the guide, or email  us at library.infoservices@mu.ie. You should also consult your lecturer and refer to your departmental handbook ASA Referencing Guide.

Book Journal Article Newspaper Conference Paper Thesis/Dissertation
Official Report Website Online Image Online Video Social Media Post
Film/Documentary Podcast  

 

Book

Author Surname, first name. Year. Title of book. Location: Publisher.

Conference Paper

Author surname, first name. Year. "Title of paper."  Name of conference. Location: Publisher. 

Website

Author/Creator. Year. "Title of page". Retrieval month, day, year (URL).

Social Media Post

Author Surname, first name. Year. "Title or caption". Retrieval month day, year (URL).

Journal Article

Author surname, first name. Year. "Title of article". Title of journal Volume number(Issue number): Page Numbers.

Thesis/Dissertation

Author surname, first name. Year. "Title of paper." Level of degreeLocation: Institution.

Online Image

Author/Creator. Year. "Title of image". Retrieval month, day, year (URL).

Film/Documentary

Director surname, first name. Year. Title of film. Location: Studio. 

Newspaper

Author surname, first name. Year. "Title of article". Name of newspaper, Month and day published, Section and page number.

Official Report

Author Surname, first name. Year. Title of report. Location: Publisher.

Online Video

Author/Creator. Year. "Title of video". Retrieval month day, year (URL).

Podcast

Author/Host surname, first name. Year. "Title of episode." Location: Broadcaster. Name of series. Retrieval month day, year (URL).