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Geography, GeoInformatics and Meteorology: Referencing & EndNote

This guide assists students, staff, and researchers in accessing subject-specific and informational resources.

Introduction

Please note:

In academic writing, it is essential to give credit to the ideas and words of other authors by properly citing and referencing your sources. Citing involves directly quoting or mentioning the work and ideas of others within your text, while referencing provides a detailed list of all the sources you’ve cited, allowing readers to locate the original materials. Not properly acknowledging your sources is considered as plagiarism!!!!!

Before choosing a reference style, please consult with your lecturer on which style and variation thereof should be used.

 

Citation Manager

The University of Pretoria subscribes to EndNote which is a citation management tool used to organise and store references. 

This nice thing with this tool is that it allows you to sync between your desktop and online libraries and it allows you to share it with your group members if you working on a group assignment. 

Download Endnote 2025

Guide to download EndNote 21

  1. Close all MS Office applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook & PowerPoint
  2. After clicking on the Windows/Mac link, you will be prompted to fill in your details (Name and Surname,email and student number with u) then click on the submit button
  3. The EndNote link for Windows/Mac will open up immediately.
  4. Click on the link and the download will start.
  5. On completion of download click on the icon at the bottom of the screen and install

 

UNINSTALL ENDNOTE 21 (AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF ENDNOTE) BEFORE INSTALLING ENDNOTE 2025. YOUR LIBRARY REFERENCES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

 

Click on Windows/Mac to download  EndNote 2025
 
Please note: EndNote 2025 is only compatible with Windows 10 & 11. 
                      MacOS 10.14, 10.15, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
 
 
                                  
 

UP customized reference style to Faculty Requirement

Harvard (General)

Citation example: (Stillinger, 1980; Serre, 2003)

Reference list example (Journal): Bigg, E.K. 1953. The supercooling of water. Proceedings of the Physical Society. Section B, 66(8):688.

*To download and install a referencing style click on the Title link. Open the file. Click on FILE >> Save as >> Save >> Close the window>> Choose the style in your list of references

OR watch this short video on installing a referencing style (Minute 0:49)

Referencing

Harvard Style Manual A very useful Harvard manual for students in the Built Environment, with excellent examples of the style as well as guidelines for avoiding Plagiarism, applying Endnote and using Turn it In.

Printed Book on Harvard Style

Bibliographic style & reference techniques  Marlene Burger 2010  AVAILABLE IN ARCHITECTURE READING ROOM

Plagiarism Tips

Undergraduate Plagiarism Checker 

Undergraduate students can use the Turnitin Draft Coach available for Turnitin Feedback Studio and Originality. 

This Draft Coach can be found on Google Docs using the Following steps:

Step 1: Open Google Docs

Step 2: Click on Extensions Tab

Step 3:  Select Add-ons

Step 4: Click on Turnitin Draft Coach 

The Turnitin Draft Coach will be visible on the right Pane of the Document. 

 

Postgraduate Plagiarism Checker 

Postgraduate students can use the Turnitin Self-Submission found on Click-up.

NB!!!

Please free to ask for assistance if you do not know how to submit your paper for plagiarism checking