CJC Open Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)
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How to do citations in CJC Open style?
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How do you cite a book in the CJC Open referencing style? (2023 Guide)
Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in CJC OpenHere’s an example book citation in CJC Open using placeholders:
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F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
CJC Open citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York, 1969.
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How to reference a journal article in the CJC Open citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in CJC Open format?
The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in CJC Open, follow this exampleHere’s a CJC Open journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
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How to cite a website in a paper in CJC Open style?
You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in CJC OpenHere’s an CJC Open example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed October 3, 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video CJC Open in 2023
Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in CJC Open? Here’s howHere’s a CJC Open citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed October 3, 2023).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed October 3, 2023).
How to cite a podcast using CJC Open referencing style
Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in CJC Open, here’s howIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in CJC Open.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed October 3, 2023).
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using CJC Open 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 CJC OpenAn example song citation in CJC Open.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed October 3, 2023).
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