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Particular referencing styles are preferred by particular academic disciplines because they work better with the kind of texts that are most commonly used in that discipline. This page includes brief details of each style of referencing used by different departments at London Met. Remember that if you are studying modules in different departments or schools, they may each prefer a different referencing style.
You can check which Schools/Departments/Courses use which referencing styles on this page under the heading 'Which Referencing Style do I use?'
