Aquatic Data Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)

Last updated: Thu, May 26 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Aquatic Data style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Aquatic Data 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 Aquatic Data.

How do you cite a book in the Aquatic Data referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Aquatic Data

Here’s an example book citation in Aquatic Data using placeholders:

Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. 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:
Aquatic Data citation:

Angelou, M., 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York.

And an in-text citation book citation in Aquatic Data looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Aquatic Data citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Aquatic Data format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in Aquatic Data

Here’s a Aquatic Data journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 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 Aquatic Data:

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)

How to cite a website in a paper in Aquatic Data style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Aquatic Data is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Aquatic Data example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 5.28.2022).

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 [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 5.28.2022).

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Aquatic Data in 2022

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Aquatic Data

Here’s a Aquatic Data citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 5.28.2022).

So how to cite a video Aquatic Data?

Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 5.28.2022).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Aquatic Data 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 Aquatic Data

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 Aquatic Data.

Lastname, F., 2000. Title.

Podcast referencing example in Aquatic Data 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)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Aquatic Data 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 Aquatic Data

An example song citation in Aquatic Data.

Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.

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

The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Aquatic Data Referencing Guide (updated May 2022)