Arachne Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)
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How to do citations in Arachne style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Arachne citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Arachne citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Arachne referencing style? (2023 Guide)
When writing an academic paper, you will surely come across the challenge of citing a book properly. Here’s how to do it in Arachne: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:
Angelou, M. (1969): I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. Random House, New York.
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How to reference a journal article in the Arachne citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Arachne format?
An Arachne 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 howHere’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.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Arachne style?
Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Arachne this is what you needHere’s an Arachne example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000): Title. Available from: https://www.example.com (October 4, 2023).
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 (October 4, 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video Arachne in 2023
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in ArachneHere’s a Arachne citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000): Title. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (October 4, 2023).
Pixar (2015): Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (October 4, 2023).
How to cite a podcast using Arachne referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in ArachneIt 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.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Arachne referencing style?
Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Arachne is pretty straight forward, this is all you need: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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