Secondary source

You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)


Format for in-text citation

In-text citation example

According to Romines (as cited in Mezei & Briganti, 2002), domestic ritual shapes...


Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. [authors of the article you read] (Year of publication). Title of article you read. Name of Journal, Volume(issue), pp-pp.

Reference list example

Mezei, K., & Briganti, C. (2002). Reading the house: A literary perspective. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society27(3), 837–846. https://doi.org/10.1086/337928.

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In-text citation style notes

  • In the text, name the original article, and give a citation in parentheses for your secondary source. That is, if you did not read the article cited, list the reference for the work you did access in the Reference List, but in the text, after identifying the original work, put in parentheses the phrase as cited in followed by the authors’ names for your source and the publication year of their work.

Reference list style notes

  • Use secondary sources sparingly, e.g., when the original text is not accessible.
  • In the reference list, record only the secondary source.
  • Journal titles are italicised.
  • If pages are being directly referenced in the text, include the page number/s in the in-text citation after the year.

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