Planetary Science Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Planetary Science style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Planetary Science 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 Planetary Science.

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

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Planetary Science

Here’s an example book citation in Planetary Science using placeholders:
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Last Name FN (2000) Title, Edition. 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:
Planetary Science citation:
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Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York
And an in-text citation book citation in Planetary Science looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Planetary Science citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Planetary Science format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Planetary Science in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Planetary Science journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (2000) Title. Container Volume:pages Used. https://doi.org/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 Planetary Science:
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Petit C, Sieffermann J (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18:161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Planetary Science style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Planetary Science is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Planetary Science example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran M (2008) Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Planetary Science 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 Planetary Science

Here’s a Planetary Science citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video Planetary Science?
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Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Planetary Science referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in Planetary Science

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 Planetary Science.
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Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in Planetary Science using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women
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 Planetary Science referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Planetary Science is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in Planetary Science.
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Lastname F (2000) Song Title
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Planetary Science:
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The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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