London, uk, 02/09/2023 / The Education Group /
When it comes to creating academic works, it can be extremely important to ensure that everything is formatted, easy to read and that the text contains all of the necessary components such as source references. As any wrong or missing information could affect your submission, impact research funding and more, ensuring your work meets certain criteria is essential.
Why use source references?
Referencing is widely used in academic works to meet a host of needs for both the writer and the reader, including supporting evidence for the ideas and opinions you’re putting forward, displaying an understanding of the topic and protection from plagiarism. Different publications and niches will require different reference styles and it can be important to determine the one you need before you start writing.
Referencing and the digital age
Before advancements in tech and the use of the internet, it was simple to both find and add citations and references, but with an increase in online publishers and greater accessibility to source material, it is becoming a much more complex process. The good news is that there are referencing guides and resources out there that can help you out with this.
With the changing needs of the industry in mind, one of the biggest things being discussed right now is that traditional referencing styles including Harvard style, Modern Language Association (or MLA), Chicago author style and more may become outdated. Newer methods are being created, including Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), updated versions of APA and superscript numbered referencing styles. While these can offer a host of benefits, such as streamlining citations and standardisation across individual journals or even niches, the general sentiment is that if it isn’t broken don’t fix it.
Are new referencing styles really necessary?
The issue is that the current environment has already changed dramatically in the last decade and is going to continue to evolve, so there will need to be upgrades for journals to remain relevant and competitive in their fields to ensure continued significance. Plenty of websites are beginning to make use of platforms and software that can automatically generate citations in a host of referencing styles to make the process easier for creators. While this is currently working to bridge the digital gap, it is likely that more innovative solutions will begin to gain traction and start taking over in popularity.
Digital advancements in a host of niches are already showing an increase in improved end-product and service quality, as well as a faster time to market – and these benefits could also be applied to academic journals. For example, the faster readers have access to medical and scientific research, the quicker changes may occur in the relevant industries and the more reliable a journal is, the more pertinent the information it provides will be considered, which could drive growth for both the journal and its wider niche. With this in mind, new referencing styles really could have a significant impact in the coming years.
Disclaimer:
The editorial team has noted the following reason for your release being rejected: The relationship between the release content and contributor data needs to be made clear by the first paragraph. Headline or subhead should have the name of the company the story is about. The contributor section details much match with story. Contributor Author can be name of the company also if person name is not available. If you are a reseller or submitting story for your client, you are not a contributor so please use client details here. I see in your job history that we have published releases similar to this one in the past. Those were oversights. I’m sorry for the inconsistency, but we need the sourcing to make sense with the text.
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