Referencing, Citation & Academic Formatting Support
Referencing is an essential part of academic writing. Our referencing support helps students understand citation requirements, organise academic sources and format references according to their university’s guidelines. Whether you are preparing an assignment, coursework, dissertation or research paper, we provide guidance to help you maintain accurate, consistent and transparent academic referencing.
Get support with Harvard, APA, IEEE and other referencing styles used by universities in the UK and Germany.
What Is Academic Referencing?
Academic referencing acknowledges the sources of information, ideas, arguments and evidence used in academic work. It typically includes in-text citations and a reference list or bibliography, allowing readers to identify and locate the original sources. Following the required referencing style helps students demonstrate academic integrity and meet their institution’s submission guidelines.
Our Referencing Support Services
1. Referencing Style Guidance
Understand and apply the referencing style specified in your assignment brief or university guidelines, including Harvard, APA 7th edition, MLA, Chicago and IEEE, where applicable.
2. In-text Citation Support
Learn how to cite quotations, paraphrased information, research findings, statistics and other sources appropriately within your academic writing.
3. Reference List and Bibliography Formatting
Get guidance on organising and formatting reference entries, including author names, publication dates, titles, journal details, page numbers, DOIs and URLs, according to the required style.
4. Source Verification and Reference Checking
Review available reference details for accuracy and consistency. Where possible, we check source information against accessible publisher pages, journal records or other reliable records and flag details that cannot be verified.
5. Academic Document Formatting
Improve the consistency of your reference pages through appropriate indentation, spacing, punctuation, ordering and formatting in line with the relevant guidelines.
6. Reference Management Software Support
Learn how to organise sources and manage citations using tools such as Zotero, Mendeley and Microsoft Word’s referencing features.
What Can You Expect?
Depending on your selected service, support may include:
A review of your existing in-text citations and reference list.
Identification of missing, inconsistent or incorrectly formatted references.
Guidance on applying the referencing style required by your institution.
A list of referencing issues that need attention.
Help using reference management tools.
Feedback to help you understand and maintain consistent referencing in future assignments.