4OR Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to 4OR 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 4OR.
How to do citations in 4OR style?

How do you cite a book in the 4OR referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in 4OR using placeholders:Last Name FN (2000) Title, Edition. Publisher, City
4OR citation:
Rowling JK (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st edn.. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London
How to reference a journal article in the 4OR citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in 4OR format?
Here’s a 4OR journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (2000) Title. Container Volume:pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
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
How to cite a website in a paper in 4OR style?
Here’s an 4OR example website reference:Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021
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. 2021
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How to cite a YouTube video 4OR
Here’s a 4OR citation YouTube video example:ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021
How to cite a podcast using 4OR referencing style
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 4OR.
Lastname F (2000) Title
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using 4OR referencing style?
An example song citation in 4OR.Lastname F (2000) Song Title
The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun
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