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Referencing guide at the University of Manchester: Modern Humanities Research Association MHRA

This referencing guide is designed to provide support for all referencing requirements at the University of Manchester

What is Modern Humanities Research Association MHRA?

The Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) is a United Kingdom-based international organisation that aims to encourage and promote advanced study and research of humanities.

The MHRA style is intended primarily for use in connection with the Modern Humanities Research Association’s own books and periodicals. This style is widely used by students and other authors, for editors, and publishers of texts written mainly in English.

Nota bene: This is predominantly a footnote or endnote style of referencing.

The information detailed within this webpage is based on the book:

MHRA style guide: a handbook for authors and editors.

Modern Humanities Research Association, MHRA Style Guide : A Handbook for Authors and Editors. ed. by Brian Richardson. 3rd edn, Modern Humanities Research Association Style Guide (London: Modern Humanities Research Association, 2013)
Also available at: http://www.mhra.org.uk/style

 

When referencing at University of Manchester

Whenever you paraphrase or quote a source or use the ideas of another person, you need to cite the source of the material.

It is vital to acknowledge your sources, both to improve the quality of your essay and to avoid plagiarism. This is discussed in more detail in the essay writing guide.

Most work adopting this style use the footnotes method and accompany this with a bibliography. Including only those sources cited in your work.

Sources

Reference management software & MHRA

Modern Humanities Research Association MHRA-Footnote and MHRA (Author-Date) styles are both available through the EndNote programme.

EndNote Online is free web-based implementation of EndNote. Modern Humanities Research Association MHRA-Footnote and MHRA Manchester styles are both available through EndNote online.

Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network. Manage your research, showcase your work, connect and collaborate with others.

Modern Humanities Research Association MHRA-Footnote and MHRA (Author-Date) styles are both available through Mendeley.

To quickly insert a footnote in word use Ctrl-Alt-F then insert your reference.

Further information

The Official MHRA Style Guideline can be found online and includes:

The Guide.

The complete text of the Style Guide is presented free online from the contents page below: or, for an overview, we also offer the Quick Guide online. The full Guide can also be bought as an inexpensive paperback, or downloaded free as a PDF. This text nevertheless remains subject to copyright, and should not be reproduced without permission.

Citation examples.

MHRA styled citations are used throughout the MHRA's online catalogue, with links to explanations. Here are: a typical monograph, a typical collected volume, a special number of a journal cited as a book, and a typical translation; and here are: an article in a journal, a chapter in an edited book, an article in a special number of a journal, and an article in an electronic journal.

Disclaimer

The information contained within these pages is intended as a general referencing guideline.

Please check with your supervisor to ensure that you are following the specific guidelines required by your school.

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