Cilia Referencing Guide
(updated Feb 2023)

Last updated: Mon, Feb 06 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Cilia style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Cilia 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 Cilia.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Cilia using placeholders:

1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Cilia citation:

1. Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in Cilia looks like this: [1]

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Cilia format?

An Cilia 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 how

Here’s a Cilia journal citation example using placeholders:

1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. Journal Name; 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8];Volume:pages Used. URL

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 Cilia:

1. Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet]. Food Quality and Preference; 2007 [cited 2023Feb.8];18:161-72. http://dx.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 Cilia style?

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Cilia, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Cilia example website reference:

1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.example.com

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

1. Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. The Guardian; 2008 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Cilia 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 Cilia

Here’s a Cilia citation YouTube video example:

1. ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Cilia?

1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Cilia referencing style

Citing a podcast in Cilia is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Cilia.

1. Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in Cilia using “This American Life” episode 640:

1. This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://thisamericanlife.org/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 Cilia 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 Cilia

An example song citation in Cilia.

1. Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. http://www.example.com

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

1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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Cilia Referencing Guide (updated Feb 2023)

This is the Citationsy guide to Cilia 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 Cilia.