Introduction - APA 7th Edition - Citation Guide - CBS Library - Libguides at Copenhagen Business School

Getting Started with APA referencing

This guide offers examples of how to cite sources in your text body and how to include them in your reference list.
All examples follow the APA style of academic referencing. This style is commonly used both in the social sciences in general and at CBS in particular.

Why should I reference?

Referencing is important in academic writing and an essential part of any assignment as it:

allows you to acknowledge your sources
gives academic credibility to your work
demonstrates your knowledge of a subject area
prevents accusations of plagiarism

What should I reference?

You should always reference a source when:

using a direct quote
summarizing a theory
discussing someone else's opinion
using case studies
quoting statistics or visual data
but not when stating your own opinion, observation or experience (unless you are recycling parts of a previously assessed paper)

NB! Some CBS programmes may not follow the APA style - Please check out the guidelines for YOUR programme

Related resources

Need to know more about Plagiarism?

Check out the CBS Library guide Working with Integrity as a CBS Student

Need to know more about referencing software?

Have a look at our Mendeley guide

Need to know more about other referencing styles?

If you need to use a referencing style other than APA, please check out these library guides:

Purdue (MLA and Chicago)
University of Lincoln (Harvard, Vancover, IEEE, MHRA and OSCOLA)