Constructive Approximation Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)

Last updated: Tue, May 30 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Constructive Approximation style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Constructive Approximation 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 Constructive Approximation.

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cite Constructive Approximation — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Constructive Approximation referencing style? (2023 Guide)

Are you writing a research paper and want to include the works you found in a book? Here’s a simple guide to do it in Constructive Approximation:

Here’s an example book citation in Constructive Approximation using placeholders:

Last Name, F.N.: Title. Publisher, City (2000)

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Constructive Approximation citation:

Angelou, M.: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, New York (1969)

And an in-text citation book citation in Constructive Approximation looks like this: [1]

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How to reference a journal article in the Constructive Approximation citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Constructive Approximation format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in Constructive Approximation? Here’s how

Here’s a Constructive Approximation journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F.: Title. Container. Volume, pages Used (2000). 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 Constructive Approximation:

Petit, C., Sieffermann, J.: Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a website in a paper in Constructive Approximation style?

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in Constructive Approximation

Here’s an Constructive Approximation example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F.: Title, 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, M.: Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Constructive Approximation in 2023

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in Constructive Approximation, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

Here’s a Constructive Approximation citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName: Title, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Constructive Approximation?

Pixar: Pizza Clip — Inside Out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Constructive Approximation referencing style

Citing a podcast in Constructive Approximation is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Constructive Approximation.

Lastname, F.: Title, http://www.example.com, (2000)

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

This American Life: 640: Five Women, https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women, (2018)

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in Constructive Approximation

An example song citation in Constructive Approximation.

Lastname, F.: Song Title. (2000)

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

The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun. (1969)

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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Constructive Approximation Referencing Guide (updated Jun 2023)