Displays Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in Displays style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Displays citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Displays 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 Displays.
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How do you cite a book in the Displays referencing style? (2023 Guide)
A book citation in Displays always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an exampleHere’s an example book citation in Displays using placeholders:
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F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Displays citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York, 1969.
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How to reference a journal article in the Displays citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Displays format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in DisplaysHere’s a Displays journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Displays style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Displays. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an Displays example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed June 2, 2023).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed June 2, 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video Displays in 2023
You can find short videos and how-to videos from a wide range of professionals on YouTube. As a result, you may need to know how to mention a video or YouTube in your research assignment or paper. Here’s how to do it in DisplaysHere’s a Displays citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed June 2, 2023).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed June 2, 2023).
How to cite a podcast using Displays referencing style
To cite a podcast episode in Displays, all you need to do is the followingIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Displays.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed June 2, 2023).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed June 2, 2023).
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Displays referencing style?
Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in DisplaysAn example song citation in Displays.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed June 2, 2023).
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed June 2, 2023).
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