CJC Open Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to CJC Open 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 CJC Open.
How to do citations in CJC Open style?

How do you cite a book in the CJC Open referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in CJC Open using placeholders:[1]
F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
CJC Open citation:
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J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed., Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London, 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the CJC Open citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in CJC Open format?
Here’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.
How to cite a website in a paper in CJC Open style?
Here’s an CJC Open example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 2021).
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 April 12, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video CJC Open
Here’s a CJC Open citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 12, 2021).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 12, 2021).
How to cite a podcast using CJC Open 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 CJC Open.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 2021).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 12, 2021).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using CJC Open referencing style?
An example song citation in CJC Open.[1]
F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 2021).
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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 April 12, 2021).
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