City & Community Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in City & Community style?

This is the Citationsy guide to City & Community 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 City & Community.

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How do you cite a book in the City & Community referencing style? (2024 Guide)

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

Here’s an example book citation in City & Community using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. 2000. Title. Edition. edited by E. F. N. Editor Last Name. City: Publisher.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
City & Community citation:
Angelou, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in City & Community looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the City & Community citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in City & Community format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in City & Community is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a City & Community journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F. 2000. “Title.” Container Volume(Issue):pages Used.
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 City & Community: