Acta Philosophica Referencing Guide

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How to do citations in Acta Philosophica style?

cite Acta Philosophica — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Acta Philosophica referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in Acta Philosophica using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N., Editor Last Name, E. F. N. (ed.), Title, Publisher, City 1/1/2000^Edition.

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
Acta Philosophica citation:

Rowling, J. K., Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London 26/6/1997¹.

And an in-text citation book citation in Acta Philosophica looks like this: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London 26/6/1997¹

How to reference a journal article in the Acta Philosophica citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Acta Philosophica format?

Here’s a Acta Philosophica journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F. – Author3 LastnameA. F., Title, «Container» Volume/Issue (1/1/2000), p. pages Used [URL], accessed 20/2/2020.

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 Acta Philosophica:

Petit, C. – Sieffermann, J., Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18/1 (1/1/2007), p. 161-172 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008], accessed 20/2/2020.

And an in-text citation would look like this: C. Petit – J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18/1 (1/1/2007), p. 161-172

How to cite a website in a paper in Acta Philosophica style?

Here’s an Acta Philosophica example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F. – Author2 LastnameA. F., Title (1/1/2000) [https://www.example.com], accessed 20/2/2020.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M., Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President (5/11/2008) [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083], accessed 20/2/2020.

And an in-text citation would look like this: M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (5/11/2008) [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083], accessed 20/2/2020

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How to cite a YouTube video Acta Philosophica

Here’s a Acta Philosophica citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName, Title (1/1/2000) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX], accessed 20/2/2020.

So how to cite a video Acta Philosophica?

Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out (3/6/2015) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ], accessed 20/2/2020.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, (3/6/2015) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ], accessed 20/2/2020

How to cite a podcast using Acta Philosophica 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 Acta Philosophica.

Lastname, F., Title (1/1/2000) [http://www.example.com], accessed 20/2/2020.

Podcast referencing example in Acta Philosophica using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life, 640: Five Women (2/3/2018) [https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women], accessed 20/2/2020.

And an in-text citation would look like this: This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2/3/2018) [https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women], accessed 20/2/2020

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Acta Philosophica referencing style?

An example song citation in Acta Philosophica.

Lastname, F., Song Title (1/1/2000) [http://www.example.com], accessed 20/2/2020.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Acta Philosophica:

The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun (26/9/1969) [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150], accessed 20/2/2020.

And an in-text citation would look like this: The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, (26/9/1969) [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150], accessed 20/2/2020

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