
Unit 9: How to do it!
Secondary referencing
Secondary references are when an author refers to another author's work and the primary source is not available. When citing such work the author of the primary source and the author of the work it was cited in should be used.
Example
Ellis (1990 cited in Cox 1991), discusses ...
Top tip: Secondary referencing should be avoided if possible.
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