A secondary source is, for example, when an author writes about Freud’s view of psychoanalysis without reading Freud’s own work. Making use of the work of other authors like Smith, Jones, or White who wrote about Freud, asks for a secondary citation. It is, however, possible that these authors interpreted Freud incorrectly, causing you to work unscientifically and unethically. Keep secondary citations therefore to the minimum as it is “second-hand” information.
If you use the Harvard referencing style click here https://libguides.nwu.ac.za/harvard-referencing/text-references (see tab Secondary sources) for more info.
If you use the APA referencing style click here https://libguides.nwu.ac.za/apa-referencing/citing-sources-text (see tab Secondary sources) for more info.
