Catena Referencing Guide
(updated Jan 2023)

Last updated: Sat, Jan 28 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Catena style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Catena 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 Catena.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Catena 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:
Catena 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 Catena looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Catena format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Catena in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Catena 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 Catena:

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)

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

When listing Internet sources in your References or Works Cited, the most important thing to remember is that your goal is to make it easy for a reader to check and consult your sources. Here’s how to cite a website in Catena

Here’s an Catena example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 1.30.2023).

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 1.30.2023).

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

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How to cite a YouTube video Catena in 2023

To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to Catena, all you need it the following

Here’s a Catena citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 1.30.2023).

So how to cite a video Catena?

Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 1.30.2023).

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

How to cite a podcast using Catena referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Catena

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 Catena.

Lastname, F., 2000. Title.

Podcast referencing example in Catena 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)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Catena 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 Catena

An example song citation in Catena.

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

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

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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Catena Referencing Guide (updated Jan 2023)

This is the Citationsy guide to Catena 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 Catena.