Early Years Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)
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How to do citations in Early Years style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Early Years citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Early Years citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Early Years referencing style? (2023 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Early YearsHere’s an example book citation in Early Years using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.
Early Years citation:
Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
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How to reference a journal article in the Early Years citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Early Years format?
To cite a research paper or journal article following the Early Years formatting guide, follow these easy stepsHere’s a Early Years journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi:DOI.
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.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Early Years style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Early Years. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an Early Years example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. https://www.example.com.
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.
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How to cite a YouTube video Early Years 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 Early YearsHere’s a Early Years citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
Pixar. 2015. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
How to cite a podcast using Early Years 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 Early YearsIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Early Years.
Lastname, Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. http://www.example.com.
This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Early Years referencing style?
Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in Early YearsAn example song citation in Early Years.
Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com.
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
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