EXPLORE Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to EXPLORE 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 EXPLORE.
How to do citations in EXPLORE style?

How do you cite a book in the EXPLORE referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in EXPLORE using placeholders:1.
Last Name FN. Title. Edition. (Editor Last Name EFN, ed.). City: Publisher; 2000.
EXPLORE citation:
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Rowling JK. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc; 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the EXPLORE citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in EXPLORE format?
Here’s a EXPLORE journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume(Issue):pages Used. doi:DOI
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Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007;18(1):161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in EXPLORE style?
Here’s an EXPLORE example website reference:1.
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. https://www.example.com. Published January 1, 2000. Accessed April 23, 2021.
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. Published November 5, 2008. Accessed April 23, 2021.
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How to cite a YouTube video EXPLORE
Here’s a EXPLORE citation YouTube video example:1.
ChannelName. Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Published January 1, 2000. Accessed April 23, 2021.
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Published June 3, 2015. Accessed April 23, 2021.
How to cite a podcast using EXPLORE referencing style
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 EXPLORE.
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Lastname F. Title. January 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed April 23, 2021.
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. March 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed April 23, 2021.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using EXPLORE referencing style?
An example song citation in EXPLORE.1.
Lastname F. Song Title.; 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed April 23, 2021.
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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 April 23, 2021.
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