ORIGINAL TEXT

From page 62 of a journal article by Catherine Gowthorpe and Oriol Amat published in 2005:

The preparers of those financial statements act as intermediaries between the regulators and the users of the statements. They therefore occupy a powerful position as interpreters of the regulations, and, given the complexity of the business world, it is hard to see how some degree of interpretation can be avoided.

STUDENT’S ASSIGNMENT

"The preparers of those financial statements can act as intermediaries between regulators and users of financial statements."

What needs to be added to the student’s assignment to ensure that it is referenced properly?

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ORIGINAL TEXT

From page 62 of a journal article by Catherine Gowthorpe and Oriol Amat published in 2005:

The preparers of those financial statements act as intermediaries between the regulators and the users of the statements. They therefore occupy a powerful position as interpreters of the regulations, and, given the complexity of the business world, it is hard to see how some degree of interpretation can be avoided.

STUDENT’S ASSIGNMENT

"The preparers of those financial statements can act as intermediaries between regulators and users of financial statements."

What needs to be added to the student’s assignment to ensure that it is referenced properly?

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

To determine proper referencing, we must consider standard citation formats for direct quotes or near-verbatim text from a specific page in a journal article.
Option 1: 'Nothing, this is referenced correctly.' This is incorrect because the student’s assignment quotes a passage and needs a precise citation, including author(s), year, and page, to show exactly where the idea originates.
Option 2: '(Gowthorpe & Amat, 2005)' provides author names and year but omits the page number. Since the quoted material is tied to a specific page (p. 62), omitting the page makes this incomplete for a reference that points to a precise location in the source.
Option 3: '(Catherine & Amat, 2005, p. 62)' changes the author name from 'Gowthorpe' to 'Catherine' and thus is incorrect for multiple reasons: the first author’s surname is misrepresented, and the spelling is inaccurate; this misidentification would mislead readers about the source and its authorship.
Option 4: '(Gowthorpe & Amat, 2005, p. 62)' correctly lists the authors in the same order as the source, the year of publication, and the exact page (p. 62) where the quoted or closely paraphrased content appears. This aligns with common citation conventions for direct quotes or page-specific references in journal articles.
The overarching principle here is that precise page attribution is required when the claim or wording is drawn from a specific part of a source, so the citation should include the page number and accurate bibliographic details to enable retrieval and verification.

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