Cladistics Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Cladistics style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Cladistics citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Cladistics.

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How do you cite a book in the Cladistics referencing style? (2024 Guide)

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in Cladistics.

Here’s an example book citation in Cladistics using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N. 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Cladistics citation:
Angelou, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in Cladistics looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Cladistics citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Cladistics format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the Cladistics formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Cladistics journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title. Container. Volume, pages Used. doi:DOI
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Cladistics:
Petit, C., Sieffermann, J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18, 161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Cladistics style?

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Cladistics, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Cladistics example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 3.29.2024).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 3.29.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Cladistics in 2024

Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in Cladistics

Here’s a Cladistics citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 3.29.2024).
So how to cite a video Cladistics?
Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 3.29.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Cladistics referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in Cladistics

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Cladistics.
Lastname, F. 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Cladistics using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Cladistics referencing style?

Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in Cladistics

An example song citation in Cladistics.
Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Cladistics:
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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