Trials Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Trials style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Trials 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 Trials.

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

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

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Trials format?

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

Here’s a Trials journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. Journal Name; 2000 [cited 2024Mar.28];Volume:pages Used. 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 Trials: