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

How do you cite a book in the Arachne referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Arachne using placeholders:Last Name, F.N. (2000): Title. E. F. N. Editor Last Name (Ed.). Publisher, City.
Arachne citation:
Rowling, J.K. (1997): Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.
How to reference a journal article in the Arachne citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Arachne format?
Here’s a Arachne journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000): Title. Container (Volume)Issue: pages Used.
Petit, C. & J. Sieffermann (2007): Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. (18)1: 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in Arachne style?
Here’s an Arachne example website reference:Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000): Title. Available from: https://www.example.com (April 13, 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. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (April 13, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Arachne
Here’s a Arachne citation YouTube video example:ChannelName (2000): Title. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (April 13, 2021).
Pixar (2015): Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (April 13, 2021).
How to cite a podcast using Arachne 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 Arachne.
Lastname, F. (2000): Title.
This American Life (2018): 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Arachne referencing style?
An example song citation in Arachne.Lastname, F. (2000): Album Song Title.
The Beatles (1969): Abbey Road Here Comes the Sun.
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