Critical African Studies Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to Critical African Studies 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 Critical African Studies.

How to do citations in Critical African Studies style?

cite Critical African Studies — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Critical African Studies referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in Critical African Studies using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.

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:
Critical African Studies citation:

Rowling, Joanne K. 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

And an in-text citation book citation in Critical African Studies looks like this: (Rowling 1997)

How to reference a journal article in the Critical African Studies citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Critical African Studies format?

Here’s a Critical African Studies journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi: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 Critical African Studies:

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.

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 Critical African Studies style?

Here’s an Critical African Studies example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. 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. 2008. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Critical African Studies

Here’s a Critical African Studies citation YouTube video example:

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

So how to cite a video Critical African Studies?

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

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Critical African Studies 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 Critical African Studies.

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

Podcast referencing example in Critical African Studies using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Critical African Studies referencing style?

An example song citation in Critical African Studies.

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

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

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

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)

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