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This is the Citationsy guide to Database 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 Database.

How to do citations in Database style?

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

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

Last Name, F. N. (2000) Title. Title; Editor Last Name, E. F. N. (ed.); Edition.; Publisher, City, (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:
Database citation:

Rowling, J. K. (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; 1st ed.; Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London, (1997) .

And an in-text citation book citation in Database looks like this: (1)

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

Here’s a Database journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000) Title. Container, Volume, pages Used.

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 Database:

Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J. (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a website in a paper in Database style?

Here’s an Database example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000) Title. Title https://www.example.com (accessed Aug.3, 2021).

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

Tran, M. (2008) Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed Aug.3, 2021).

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a YouTube video Database

Here’s a Database citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName (2000) Title. Title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed Aug.3, 2021).

So how to cite a video Database?

Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. Pizza Clip — Inside Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed Aug.3, 2021).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a podcast using Database 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 Database.

Lastname, F. (2000) Title. Title (2000) .

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

This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women. 640: Five Women (2018) .

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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

An example song citation in Database.

Lastname, F. (2000) Song Title. Song Title; (2000) .

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

The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun. Here Comes the Sun; (1969) .

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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Database Referencing Guide

This is the Citationsy guide to Database 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 Database.

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

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

How to cite a website in a paper in Database style?

How to cite a YouTube video Database

How to cite a podcast using Database referencing style

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

*Stop doing your references by hand

This is the Citationsy guide to Database 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 Database.

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

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Stop doing your references by hand