5.5+Formatting+and+Writing

__**How Do I Cite Sources (e.g., information, pictures, etc.)?**__
====It is critical that you accurately and fully cite where you obtained your information. If you do not cite information, the Instructor will assume you came up with the idea yourself. If you did not come up with the idea yourself, but copy text….that is plagiarism and has the potential to receive a zero (0) for a project grade.==== ====** References should be cited according to the //Water Research// journal guidelines. These are listed [|here] or you can read below. **==== ====**Citation in text.** Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Citation of a reference as "in press" implies that the item has been accepted for publication. Only cite the original papers and those relevant for the work, no need to give a full literature review in the introduction/discussion. A large fraction of self‐citations is general an indication that the authors didn't place their work well in the literature context.==== ====**Web references.** As a minimum, the full URL should be given, the organization that is responsible for the website, and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.==== ====**Reference style.** References to published literature must be cited in the text as follows:==== ====Li and Gregory (2006) ‐ the date of publication in parentheses after the authors' names. References must be listed together at the end of each paper and must not be given as footnotes. For other than review papers authors should aim to give no more than 20‐30 recent, relevant references. They must be listed alphabetically starting with the surname of the first author, (year) followed by the title of the referenced paper and the full name of the periodical, as follows:==== ====Li G and Gregory J. 2006. Flocculation and sedimentation of high‐turbidity waters. //Water Research//. **25** (9), 1137‐1143.==== ====It is particularly requested that (i) authors' initials, (ii) the title of the paper, and (iii) the volume, part number and first and last page numbers are given for each reference.==== ====**References to books, reports and theses** must be cited in the narrative. They must include the author(s), date of publication, title of book, editor(s) name(s) if applicable, page numbers, name of publisher, and place of publication. The abbreviation et al. may be used in the text. However, the names of all authors must be given in the list of references.==== ====**Personal communications and other unpublished works** must be included in the reference list, giving full contact details (name and address of communicator). Personal communications must be cited in the text as, for example, Champney (2006). References in languages other than English must be referred to by an English translation (with the original language indicated in parentheses).==== ====**Citing and listing of web references.** As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (author names, dates, references to a source publication etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.====

**Wikipedia.com**
====Content (text, figures, tables, etc.) at Wikipedia.com shall not be used or referenced in the student report or presentation. Wikipedia.com can be helpful for learning what other people think about the topic, but Wikipedia.com is NOT an authoritative source for information. Students will lose a SIGNIFICANT NUMBER of points off their final grade text or other information from Wikipedia.com is used. This will be checked by a commercial electronic computer program. Students should consult government and industry association publications, peer‐review journal publications, technical books, and their Environmental Engineering textbook, or other resources cleared by the Instructor.====