Public Transport Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Public Transport style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Public Transport 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 Public Transport.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Public Transport using placeholders:
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:
Public Transport citation:
Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st edn.. Random House, New York
And an in-text citation book citation in Public Transport looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Public Transport citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Public Transport format?

Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Public Transport, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Public Transport journal citation example using placeholders:
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 Public Transport:
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: (Petit and Sieffermann 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Public Transport style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Public Transport this is what you need

Here’s an Public Transport example website reference:
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:
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: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Public Transport in 2024

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Public Transport

Here’s a Public Transport citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video Public Transport?
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: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Public Transport 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 Public Transport

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 Public Transport.
Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in Public Transport 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 Public Transport referencing style?

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

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


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