Cilia Referencing Guide
(updated Feb 2023)
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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.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Cilia citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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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 CiliaHere’s an example book citation in Cilia using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.
Cilia citation:
1. Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
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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 howHere’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
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
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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 guideHere’s an Cilia example website reference:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.example.com
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
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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 CiliaHere’s a Cilia citation YouTube video example:
1. ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Cilia referencing style
Citing a podcast in Cilia is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do itIt 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
1. This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2023Feb.8]. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
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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 CiliaAn example song citation in Cilia.
1. Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2023Feb.8]. http://www.example.com
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
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