Dissertation citing issue!

[chrisgibbs76]

Will citing references incorrectly, in my dissertation, negatively affect my grade? and what if I forget to cite a few references? Please let me know.

[Flower4Pwr]

Will citing references incorrectly, in my dissertation, negatively affect my grade? and what if I forget to cite a few references? Please let me know.

I guess it depends on who your advisor is and how they feel about it. With the whole plagerism epidemic I would think forgetting to cite refrences could definitely affect your grade. Citing incorrectly probably will too, just because there are so many different sources you could go to in order to find out the correct way to cite sources.
Good Luck!

[hogwartsdropout]

Yes it will, make sure you cite correctly. Do you have a teacher you can contact? I just finished my dissertation this week and couldn't remember how to cite properly so I contacted my teacher for help.
If you go on your universities website, check if they have a section for help on writing essays etc.

[csaribay]

Will citing references incorrectly, in my dissertation, negatively affect my grade? and what if I forget to cite a few references? Please let me know.

Do as many citations as reasonably possible. Profs are definitely looking for plagiarism, so it's pretty important to know what source materials you are using.

[pooksma]

I just finished my Master's (Tuesday) and I had a prof who was fanatic about APA format. I also had one who rally didn't care as long as it was some type of citation. As PPs have said-check with your advisor ASAP.

[MinnieMommy]

I am a library technician. Citing sources properly is EXTREMELY important! If you need any help at all I urge you to make a visit to your school's library and ask for some help. I'm sure they will make every possible effort to make sure you are citing sources correctly, using whichever format you require. Good Luck! :goodvibes

[Avalon_toon]

Yes - as a university professor, I can say with some certainty that it will. Failing to cite sources is a form of plagiarism. Not citing correctly could also be considered plagiarism, depending on what you mean by that - simply getting the date, name, title, etc in an order other than the one your institution requires will not have too big an impact, but not having the date, name, title or page numbers correct, if caught, will have a huge impact.

[srwarden1928]

As a fellow doctoral student, I cant imagine a dissertation even getting past the proposal stage without correct apa format.

[tinathompson12]

Not citing references means you plagiarized your dissertation. Citing references incorrectly in also a very bad practice. You have to be very careful with citations. Writing a dissertation is the most important and difficult part of your degree program, so you can very well understand its important. For in-depth knowledge on citation and how you can plagiarize your work, I suggest you visit the following blog:

dissertationmaster.blogspot.com

[Loves Disney]

After spending all that time writing your paper, I wouldn't take a guess at whether citing correctly is okay or not. It would probably be in your best interest to polish that paper as much as you can possibly polish it and that would include using correct citations. It would be an awful awakening to complete the paper (and all the courses that come with obtaining a Doctorate's degree), present it, and then watch it get thrown away simply because plagiarism was called on it. Dissertations are supposed to unique documents - attaching your name to an improperly cited piece could not only hurt your chances at the degree, but also hurt your integrity. Like previous posts say, there are plenty available resources to help guide you on this subject if you are uncertain about a citation. Any library should help or even some reliable websites (make sure they are reliable, though).