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

How do you cite a book in the Ampersand referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Ampersand using placeholders:[1]
F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Ampersand citation:
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J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed., Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London, 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the Ampersand citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Ampersand format?
Here’s a Ampersand journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in Ampersand style?
Here’s an Ampersand example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 18, 2021).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed April 18, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Ampersand
Here’s a Ampersand citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 18, 2021).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 18, 2021).
How to cite a podcast using Ampersand 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 Ampersand.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed April 18, 2021).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 18, 2021).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Ampersand referencing style?
An example song citation in Ampersand.[1]
F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 18, 2021).
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed April 18, 2021).
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