Antiquity Referencing Guide
(updated Nov 2023)


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How to do citations in Antiquity style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Antiquity 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 Antiquity.

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How do you cite a book in the Antiquity referencing style? (2023 Guide)

A book citation in Antiquity always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Antiquity format?

An Antiquity citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Antiquity journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F 2000. Title Container Volume. Journal Name: 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 Antiquity:
Petit, C. & J. Sieffermann 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18. Food Quality and Preference: 161-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Antiquity style?

I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in Antiquity? Here’s a simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Antiquity example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F 2000. Title. Publisher. January1. https://www.example.com.
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. The Guardian. November5. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Antiquity in 2023

You can find short videos and how-to videos from a wide range of professionals on YouTube. As a result, you may need to know how to mention a video or YouTube in your research assignment or paper. Here’s how to do it in Antiquity

Here’s a Antiquity citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName 2000. Title YouTube. January1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
So how to cite a video Antiquity?
Pixar 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out YouTube. June3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Antiquity referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Antiquity, all you need to do is the following

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 Antiquity.
Lastname, F. 2000. Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com.
Podcast referencing example in Antiquity using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life 2018. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/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 Antiquity referencing style?

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in Antiquity

An example song citation in Antiquity.
Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title Album. http://www.example.com.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Antiquity:
The Beatles 1969. Here Comes the Sun Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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