CoDesign Referencing Guide
(updated Jul 2022)
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How to do citations in CoDesign style?
This is the Citationsy guide to CoDesign citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to CoDesign 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 CoDesign.

How do you cite a book in the CoDesign referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in CoDesignHere’s an example book citation in CoDesign using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.
CoDesign citation:
Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
How to reference a journal article in the CoDesign citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in CoDesign format?
To cite a research paper or journal article following the CoDesign formatting guide, follow these easy stepsHere’s a CoDesign journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi:DOI.
Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18 (1). Food Quality and Preference: 161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in CoDesign style?
The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in CoDesign is straight forward. Here’s howHere’s an CoDesign example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. https://www.example.com.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, Mark. 2008. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
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How to cite a YouTube video CoDesign in 2022
Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in CoDesignHere’s a CoDesign citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
Pixar. 2015. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
How to cite a podcast using CoDesign referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in CoDesignIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in CoDesign.
Lastname, Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. http://www.example.com.
This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using CoDesign referencing style?
Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in CoDesign. This is all you needAn example song citation in CoDesign.
Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com.
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
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