Evolving Systems Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Evolving Systems style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Evolving Systems 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 Evolving Systems.

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How do you cite a book in the Evolving Systems referencing style? (2024 Guide)

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

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Evolving Systems citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Evolving Systems format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Evolving Systems citation format.

Here’s a Evolving Systems journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (2000) Title. Container Volume:pages Used. 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 Evolving Systems:
Petit C, Sieffermann J (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18:161-172. https://doi.org/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 Evolving Systems style?

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Evolving Systems to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an Evolving Systems example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
To reference the article located at this link:
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. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Evolving Systems in 2024

Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in Evolving Systems

Here’s a Evolving Systems citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video Evolving Systems?
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Evolving Systems 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 Evolving Systems

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 Evolving Systems.
Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in Evolving Systems using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women
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 Evolving Systems referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Evolving Systems

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


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