Urban Ecosystems Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Urban Ecosystems style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Urban Ecosystems 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 Urban Ecosystems.

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How do you cite a book in the Urban Ecosystems 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 Urban Ecosystems

Here’s an example book citation in Urban Ecosystems 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:
Urban Ecosystems 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 Urban Ecosystems looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Urban Ecosystems citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Urban Ecosystems format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the Urban Ecosystems formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Urban Ecosystems 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 Urban Ecosystems:
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 Urban Ecosystems style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Urban Ecosystems

Here’s an Urban Ecosystems example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 20 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 20 Apr. 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Urban Ecosystems in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Urban Ecosystems

Here’s a Urban Ecosystems citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video Urban Ecosystems?
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Urban Ecosystems referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Urban Ecosystems

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 Urban Ecosystems.
Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in Urban Ecosystems 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 Urban Ecosystems referencing style?

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in Urban Ecosystems

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


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