Hippocampus Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Hippocampus style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus.

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

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Hippocampus

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Hippocampus format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Hippocampus, follow this example

Here’s a Hippocampus journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. 2000. Title. Container [Internet] Volume:pages Used. Available from: URL
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 Hippocampus:
Petit C, Sieffermann J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet] 18:161-172. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/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 Hippocampus style?

Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Hippocampus? Here’s how to easily cite it

Here’s an Hippocampus example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. 2000. Title. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.example.com
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. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Hippocampus in 2024

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Hippocampus

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

How to cite a podcast using Hippocampus 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 Hippocampus

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 Hippocampus.
Lastname F. 2000. Title. [Internet]. Available from: http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in Hippocampus using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. [Internet]. Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/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 Hippocampus referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Hippocampus

An example song citation in Hippocampus.
Lastname F. 2000. Song Title. Available from: http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Hippocampus:
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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