Materials & Design Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Materials & Design referencing style? (2024 Guide)

A book citation in Materials & Design always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Materials & Design using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Materials & Design citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Materials & Design looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Materials & Design citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Materials & Design format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Materials & Design citation format.

Here’s a Materials & Design journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Materials & Design: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Materials & Design 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 Materials & Design, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Materials & Design example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Materials & Design in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Materials & Design

Here’s a Materials & Design citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Materials & Design? And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Materials & Design referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Materials & Design

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 Materials & Design. Podcast referencing example in Materials & Design using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Materials & Design referencing style?

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in Materials & Design

An example song citation in Materials & Design. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Materials & Design: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]