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A reference is a way to present other people’s work or ideas, usually in relation to one’s own, by acknowledging the original sources of knowledge in a document or presentation. New research is mostly undertaken to validate or negate the findings of others, answer questions that may arise from earlier research or answer a fresh question. Whatever the reason for the research, it will be based on work that has been done earlier. References are cited for the following reasons:
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As credit for the original work
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To direct readers to the original source of the information
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To add credibility to one’s own work
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Malhotra, B. (2018). References and Bibliographic Software. In: Sahni, P., Aggarwal, R. (eds) Reporting and Publishing Research in the Biomedical Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7062-4_9
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