Diplo Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in Diplo style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Diplo citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Diplo 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 Diplo.

How do you cite a book in the Diplo referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in DiploHere’s an example book citation in Diplo using placeholders:
Last Name FN (2000) Title, Edition.Editor Last Name EFN [ed]. City: Publisher.
Diplo citation:
Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. New York: Random House.
How to reference a journal article in the Diplo citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Diplo format?
Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in DiploHere’s a Diplo journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF and Author3 LastnameAF (2000) Title. Container, 1 January Volume(Issue). Available at URL [accessed 22 May 2022].
Petit C and Sieffermann J (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. , 1 January 18(1). Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008 [accessed 22 May 2022].
How to cite a website in a paper in Diplo style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Diplo to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an Diplo example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF and Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. 1 January. Available at https://www.example.com [accessed 22 May 2022].
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. 5 November. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [accessed 22 May 2022].
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How to cite a YouTube video Diplo in 2022
Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in DiploHere’s a Diplo citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. YouTube, 1 January. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [accessed 22 May 2022].
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube, 3 June. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [accessed 22 May 2022].
How to cite a podcast using Diplo referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in DiploIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Diplo.
Lastname F (2000) Title. Available at http://www.example.com [accessed 22 May 2022].
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women. Available at https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women [accessed 22 May 2022].
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Diplo referencing style?
Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in DiploAn example song citation in Diplo.
Lastname F (2000) Song Title [audio recording]. Available at http://www.example.com [accessed 22 May 2022].
The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun [audio recording]. Available at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 [accessed 22 May 2022].
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