Constellations Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to Constellations 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 Constellations.

How do you cite a book in the Constellations referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in Constellations using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition, 2000.

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:

Rowling, Joanne K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed, 1997.

And an in-text citation book citation in Constellations looks like this: Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed., 1997.

How to reference a journal article in the Constellations citation style?

Here’s a Constellations journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. “Title”. Container Volume, no. Issue, January 1, 2000, pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.

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 Constellations:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18, no. 1, January 1, 2007, 161-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

And an in-text citation would look like this: C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann, “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18, no. 1, January 1, 2007, 161-72, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

Citing a website in Constellations reference style

Here’s an Constellations example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. “Title”, January 1, 2000. https://www.example.com.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, Mark. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, November 5, 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

And an in-text citation would look like this: Mark Tran, “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, November 5, 2008, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

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How to cite a YouTube video Constellations

Here’s a Constellations citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. “Title”. YouTube, January 1, 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.

So how to cite a video Constellations?

Pixar. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube, June 3, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, June 3, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.

How to cite a podcast using Constellations 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 Constellations.

Lastname, Firstname. “Title”, January 1, 2000. http://www.example.com.

Podcast referencing example in Constellations using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. “640: Five Women”, March 2, 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

And an in-text citation would look like this: This American Life, “640: Five Women”, March 2, 2018, https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Constellations referencing style?

An example song citation in Constellations.

Lastname, Firstname. Song Title. Album, 2000. http://www.example.com.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Constellations:

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.

And an in-text citation would look like this: The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road, 1969, https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.

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