Referencing is the practice of recognising work from another author when producing your own piece of work. When you write a piece of work that has been influenced by another author, you must provide a citation that gives them credit for this.

Example:

According to the Queens University Belfast (2017) writers must include information from all sources consulted in producing the piece which includes an “in text citation” and a reference to the author and the piece of work constructed by the author at the end of the document in the form of a reference list or bibliography.