ERA Forum Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in ERA Forum style?

This is the Citationsy guide to ERA Forum 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 ERA Forum.

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cite ERA Forum  — Referencing Guide



How do you cite a book in the ERA Forum referencing style? (2024 Guide)

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

Here’s an example book citation in ERA Forum using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N.: Title. Publisher, City (2000)
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
ERA Forum citation:
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Angelou, M.: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, New York (1969)
And an in-text citation book citation in ERA Forum looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the ERA Forum citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in ERA Forum format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in ERA Forum

Here’s a ERA Forum journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F.: Title. Container. Volume, pages Used (2000). https://doi.org/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 ERA Forum:
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Petit, C., Sieffermann, J.: Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in ERA Forum style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in ERA Forum is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an ERA Forum example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F.: Title, https://www.example.com
To reference the article located at this link:
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, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video ERA Forum in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in ERA Forum

Here’s a ERA Forum citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName: Title, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video ERA Forum?
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Pixar: Pizza Clip — Inside Out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using ERA Forum referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in ERA Forum, this is what you’ll need

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 ERA Forum.
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Lastname, F.: Title, http://www.example.com, (2000)
Podcast referencing example in ERA Forum using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life: 640: Five Women, https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women, (2018)
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using ERA Forum referencing style?

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in ERA Forum

An example song citation in ERA Forum.
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Lastname, F.: Song Title. (2000)
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in ERA Forum:
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The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun. (1969)
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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