Elementa Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2023)

Last updated: Fri, Mar 31 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Elementa style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Elementa 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 Elementa.

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How do you cite a book in the Elementa referencing style? (2023 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Elementa

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

Last Name FN. 2000. Title. Editor Last Name EFN, editorEdition. City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Elementa citation:

Angelou M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Elementa looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

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How to reference a journal article in the Elementa citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Elementa format?

Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Elementa, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Elementa journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. 2000. Title. Container Volume(Issue): pages Used. Journal Name. doi: DOI

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 Elementa:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1): 161-172. Food Quality and Preference. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)

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

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Elementa this is what you need

Here’s an Elementa example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. 2000 Jan.1. Title. Publisher. Available at https://www.example.com. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

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

Tran M. 2008 Nov.5. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Elementa 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 Elementa

Here’s a Elementa citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000 Jan.1. Title. YouTube. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

So how to cite a video Elementa?

Pixar. 2015 Jun.3. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Elementa referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in Elementa

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 Elementa.

Lastname F. 2000. Title. Publisher. Available at http://www.example.com. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

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

This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. Available at https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Elementa 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 Elementa

An example song citation in Elementa.

Lastname F. 2000. Song Title. Album. Available at http://www.example.com. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

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

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. Available at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 2023Apr.2.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Elementa Referencing Guide (updated Apr 2023)

This is the Citationsy guide to Elementa 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 Elementa.