RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

MENDELEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Secondary referencing is not recommended for academic writing UNLESSWhen the original work is out of print
A
Unavailable through usual sources
B
Not available in English
C
When the original work is out of print
D
All of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Citing a source within a source (citing a secondary source) is generally acceptable within academic writing as long as these citations are kept to a minimum. You should use a secondary source only if you are unable to find or retrieve the original source of information.

Detailed explanation-2: -Include both the original author and the author of the work where quote/idea was found in the in-text reference. Add “as cited in” before the author in the in-text reference. For example-(as cited in Lewis, 2019).

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