Constellations Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in Constellations style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Constellations citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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? (2022 Guide)
A book citation in Constellations always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an exampleHere’s an example book citation in Constellations using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher, 2000, City: Publisher, 2000.
Constellations citation:
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969, New York: Random House, 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the Constellations citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Constellations format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in ConstellationsHere’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.
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.
How to cite a website in a paper in Constellations style?
Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Constellations? Here’s how to easily cite itHere’s an Constellations example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. “Title”. Publisher, January 1, 2000, Publisher, January 1, 2000. https://www.example.com.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, Mark. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian, November 5, 2008, The Guardian, November 5, 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
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How to cite a YouTube video Constellations in 2022
Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in ConstellationsHere’s a Constellations citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
Pixar. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
How to cite a podcast using Constellations referencing style
A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in ConstellationsIt 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”. Publisher, January 1, 2000, Publisher, January 1, 2000. http://www.example.com.
This American Life. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio, March 2, 2018, WBEZ Radio, March 2, 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Constellations referencing style?
You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in ConstellationsAn example song citation in Constellations.
Lastname, Firstname. Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com.
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
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