Designs Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in Designs style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Designs citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Designs citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Designs referencing style? (2023 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 DesignsHere’s an example book citation in Designs using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
Designs citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.
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How to reference a journal article in the Designs citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Designs format?
Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Designs, follow these easy stepsHere’s a Designs journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 18, 161-172.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Designs style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Designs. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an Designs example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Jun.6, 2023).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Jun.6, 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video Designs in 2023
Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in DesignsHere’s a Designs citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Jun.6, 2023).
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Jun.6, 2023).
How to cite a podcast using Designs referencing style
Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in DesignsIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Designs.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Designs referencing style?
Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Designs is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:An example song citation in Designs.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.
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