Coral Reefs Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Coral Reefs referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Coral Reefs

Here’s an example book citation in Coral Reefs using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Coral Reefs citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Coral Reefs looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Coral Reefs citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Coral Reefs format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the Coral Reefs formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Coral Reefs journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Coral Reefs: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Coral Reefs style?

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Coral Reefs, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Coral Reefs example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Coral Reefs in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Coral Reefs

Here’s a Coral Reefs citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Coral Reefs? And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Coral Reefs referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in Coral Reefs, here’s how

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 Coral Reefs. Podcast referencing example in Coral Reefs using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Coral Reefs 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 Coral Reefs

An example song citation in Coral Reefs. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Coral Reefs: And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)