ROSE School Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in ROSE School style?

This is the Citationsy guide to ROSE School 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 ROSE School.

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How do you cite a book in the ROSE School 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 ROSE School

Here’s an example book citation in ROSE School using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. [2000] Title, (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, 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:
ROSE School citation:
Angelou, M. [1969] I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in ROSE School looks like this: [Angelou 1969]


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How to reference a journal article in the ROSE School citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in ROSE School format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in ROSE School

Here’s a ROSE School journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. [2000] “Title”, Container, Journal Name, Vol. Volume, No.Issue, p. pages Used.
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 ROSE School:
Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. [2007] “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?”, Food Quality and Preference, Vol. 18, No.1, pp. 161-172.
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 ROSE School style?

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

Here’s an ROSE School example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. [2000] “Title”, Publisher, (Mar. 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”, The Guardian, (Mar. 29, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [Tran 2008]

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How to cite a YouTube video ROSE School 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 ROSE School

Here’s a ROSE School citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. [2000] “Title”, YouTube, (Mar. 29, 2024).
So how to cite a video ROSE School?
Pixar. [2015] “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, (Mar. 29, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [Pixar 2015]

How to cite a podcast using ROSE School referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in ROSE School, this is what you’ll need

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 ROSE School.
Lastname, F. [2000] “Title”, Publisher.
Podcast referencing example in ROSE School using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. [2018] “640: Five Women”, WBEZ Radio.
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 ROSE School referencing style?

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

An example song citation in ROSE School.
Lastname, F. [2000] Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in ROSE School:
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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