When an author’s exact words are used, have quotation marks been placed around the quotation and has the author of the original work been named (cited)?
If a quotation is indented, quotation marks may not be required, but the author must still be cited; have indented quotations been cited?
When someone else’s thoughts and ideas have been written, have they still been named (cited)?
When using someone else’s words or work, is it clear where such use starts—and where it finishes?
Are full references included for all borrowed images, tables, graphs, maps, and so on?
Print material: Have page numbers of print material used been included (especially important with exact quotations)?
Internet material: Are both the date on which the material was posted and the date of the last visit to the webpage or site included?
Internet material: Is the URL or the digital object identifier (DOI) included?
For each citation in the text, is there a full reference in the list of references (or works cited/bibliography) at the end?
Is the citation a direct link to the first word(s) of the reference?
For each reference in the list of references (or works cited/bibliography) at the end, is there a citation in the text?
Do(es) the first word(s) of the reference link directly to the citation as used?
Is the list of references (or works cited/bibliography) in alphabetical order, with the last name of the author first?