arktos Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in arktos style?

This is the Citationsy guide to arktos 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 arktos.

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How do you cite a book in the arktos referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Did you know there are over 2.5 million book titles published in 2021. If you find yourself trying to cite a book in arktos, here’s how

Here’s an example book citation in arktos using placeholders:
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Last Name FN (2000) Title, Edition. 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:
arktos citation:
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Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York
And an in-text citation book citation in arktos looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in arktos format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the arktos formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a arktos journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (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 arktos:
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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: [1]


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

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in arktos to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an arktos example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran M (2008) Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video arktos in 2024

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

Here’s a arktos citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video arktos?
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Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using arktos referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in arktos

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 arktos.
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Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in arktos using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using arktos referencing style?

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in arktos

An example song citation in arktos.
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Lastname F (2000) Song Title
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in arktos:
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The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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