Catena Referencing Guide
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.
How to do citations in Catena style?

How do you cite a book in the Catena referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Catena using placeholders:Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.
Catena 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 Catena citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Catena format?
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
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
How to cite a website in a paper in Catena style?
Here’s an Catena example website reference:Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 4.11.2021).
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 [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 4.11.2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Catena
Here’s a Catena citation YouTube video example:ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 4.11.2021).
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 4.11.2021).
How to cite a podcast using Catena 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 Catena.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Catena referencing style?
An example song citation in Catena.Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
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