Academic Integrity

Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Academic integrity means being open and honest about your sources - where and who you get your information from.

Using someone else's work without referencing the source counts as plagiarism, even if you don't mean to claim the work as your own.

If you use AI technologies to develop your work, it must be appropriately cited and referenced. Failure to do this is a breach of the Authentication and Plagiarism Policy.

At Kilvington, having Academic Integrity means...

- Referencing your work using APA 7th edition style, both

in-text, and in your reference list

- Not falsifying information

- Following copyright rules

Use the Online Referencing Generator below to create your reference list. Always check your generated references against this guide to make sure they are correct.

An APA reference list should:

- Include the details of all the items cited in the assignment

- Be at the end of the assignment

- Start on a new page with the words "Reference List" centred at

the top of the page

- Be arranged alphabetically by author - if there is more than one

work by an author, list them chronologically.

An APA in-text reference should include:

- Author - the family name of the creator or the name of the

organisation or group

- Date - the year it was published

- Page Number - always when you are using a direct quote, and if

it would help your reader when paraphrasing.

(Author, Year) OR (Author, Year, page).

The in-text reference can appear within a sentence (Example, 2021), or at the end of a sentence (Example, 2021).

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Online Referencing Generator

PRINT SOURCES

BOOKS

Reference List Format:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date). Title: Subtitle (edition, if not the first). Publisher. URL or DOI (if electronic)

Examples:

Smith, S., & Holding, A. (2021). Guide to visual communication (3rd ed.). Learning Matters.

Marlowe, C. W., Nixon, A. J., & Wright, I. M. (2020). Symbolism in contemporary fiction (4th ed.). Mosby. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-7234-3693-5.01001-8

Books with illustrators:

Arnold, J. (Illustrator), & Rutherford, A. (Writer). (2020). Australian animals (Vol. 2). Methuen.

In-text Format:

(Author, Year), OR (Author, Year, page).

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Smith, 2020).

Here is an example (Bell, 2021), where two sources are used in the same sentence (Acton, 2019).

"Here is an example of a direct quote," (Currer, 2019, p. 55).

NEWSPAPERS

Reference List Format:

Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, pages.

Examples:

Andrews, J. (2021, April 2) Melbourne Lockdown Announced. The Age, p. 12.

In-text format:

(Author, Year), OR (Author, Year, page).

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Smith, 2020).

Here is an example (Bell, 2021), where two sources are used in the same sentence (Acton, 2019).

"Here is an example of a direct quote," (Currer, 2019, p. 55).

Print Sources

ONLINE SOURCES

JOURNAL ARTICLE - FROM DATABASE (e.g. JSTOR)

Reference List Format:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date). Title of article: Subtitle. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers of the whole article. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/xxxx

Examples:

Hardy, S., & Murakami, A. (2021). Trauma in early childhood: A study. Psychology Today, 29(2), 12-25. https://doi.org/54.679/432

If there is no DOI, leave it out of your reference.

If the article is from a website, not a database, include the URL in place of the DOI.

In-Text Format

(Author, Year), OR (Author, Year, page).

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Ellis, 2020).

Here is an example (Bell, 2021), where two sources are used in the same sentence (Acton, 2019).

"Here is an example of a direct quote," (Currer, 2019, p. 55).

GENERATIVE AI

Reference List Format:

Author (Year). Title (Month Day version) [Large language model ] Source URL

Example:

OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

Author: The author of the model is OpenAI.

Title: The name of the model is “ChatGPT,” so that serves as the title and is italicized in your reference, as shown in the example.

The URL for ChatGPT is https://chat.openai.com/chat. For other models or products for which you may create a reference, use the URL that links as directly as possible to the source (i.e., the page where you can access the model, not the publisher’s homepage).

In-Text Format

(Author, Year)

Example:

"Here is an example of a direct quote," (OpenAI, 2024).

Online Sources

WEBPAGE

Reference List Format:

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of web page. Publisher/Site sponsor name. URL

Examples:

Public Transport Victoria. (2021, January 2). New metro tunnel announcement. Victorian Government.

Use the fullest form of the date available.

In-Text Format

(Author, Year)

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Ellis, 2020).

Here is an example (Bell, 2021), where two sources are used in the same sentence (Acton, 2019).

AUDIO & VIDEO

FILM

Reference List Format:

Producer, D. (Producer), & Director, A. (Director). (Year). Title [Medium]. Country: Studio or Distributor.

Example:

Hamm, S. (Producer), & Morrow, A. (Director). (1996). Matilda. [Motion Picture]. USA: Universal Studios.

In-Text Format

(Producer & Director, Year), OR

(Produce & Director, Year, timestamp) for direct quotes.

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Hamm & Morrow, 1996).

"Here is an example of a direct quote from a film," (Hamm & Morrow, 1996, 1 : 13 : 16).

TELEVISION SERIES

Reference List Format:

Producer, A. (Producer). (Year). Title [Television series]. Country: Studio or Distributor.

Example:

Adams, A. (Producer). (1996). Doctor Who. [Television series]. UK: Who Studios.

In-Text Format

(Producer, Year), OR

(Producer, Year, timestamp) for direct quotes.

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Adams, 1996).

"Here is an example of a direct quote from a television series," (Adams, 1996, 44 : 16).

ONLINE VIDEO (YouTube, etc.)

Reference List Format:

Author, A. A. [screen/account name]. (Date). Title [Video]. Platform. URL

Where the real name is not known:

Screen name. (year, Month day). Title [Video]. URL

Example:

fakescreenname (2021, February 1). Shark sightings. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/fakeyoutubeurl

In-Text Format

(Author, Year), OR

(Author, Year, timestamp) for direct quotes.

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (fakescreenname, 2021).

"Here is an example of a direct quote from a YouTube video," (fakescreenname, 2021, 3 : 16).

PODCAST

Reference List Format if all episodes have same creator/s:

Contributor, L. (Host/Creator). (Date). Title: Subtitle [Audio podcast]. Publisher (if applicable). URL

Where each episode has different creators:

Contributor, B. (Host/Creator). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode: Subtitle [Audio podcast episode]. In Title of Podcast: Subtitle. Publisher (if available). URL

Example:

Mills, A. (Host), & Davis, L. (Host). (2018, March 16). Money Talks [Audio podcast]. https://moneytalkspodcast.com.au

In-Text Format

(Creator, Year), OR

(Creator, Year, timestamp) for direct quotes.

Examples:

This is an example in-text reference (Mills & Davis, 2018).

"Here is an example of a direct quote from a podcast," (Mills & Davis, 2018, 0 : 23 : 16).

Audio & Video

IMAGES

FROM AN ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY (Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay, etc.)

Reference List Format:

Author, A. or Creator, A. (Date uploaded). Title of image [Online image]. Publisher. URL

Example:

Hals, F. (2020). Portrait of a man. [Online image]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hals

In-Text Format

Figure 1

Title by Creator, Year created.

Below image - Note. Source: (Creator, Year uploaded).

Example:

Figure 1

Portrait of a man by Frans Hals, 1665

Note. Source: (Hals, 2020)

WITHIN ANOTHER SOURCE (From a book, webpage, newspaper article, etc.)

Reference List Format

Reference the book, journal, webpage, or newspaper article where you found the image, using the applicable reference format.

In-Text Format

Figure 1

Title by Creator (if applicable) / Description of image by Creator.

Below image - Note. Source: (Author of book, journal article, webpage, etc., Year uploaded/published, page number).

Example:

Figure 1

Close-up of Portrait of a man by Frans Hals

Note. Source: (Barry et al., 2020, pp. 22)

Images

OWN WORK

OWN IMAGE - PHOTOGRAPH OR ART

If the image is publicly available online or in print, reference it as an online image within another source.

If the image is not publicly available online, then it is not published and does NOT need to be cited in the reference list. Instead, include it as an in-text figure with Own work in the note.

In-Text Format

Figure 1

Description of image

Below image - Note. More detailed description of image including year created. Own work.

Example:

Figure 1

Photograph of the streets of Paris, taken 2019

Note. Photograph of a crowd taken from the balcony of the Paris Opera in 2019. Own work.

OWN WORK - WRITTEN

If your work is available to the public online, such as a blog post, it should be referenced as a webpage.

If your work is only available to those who have a link or password, such as a Google doc, then it is not published, and does NOT need to be cited.

Own work