Fossil Record Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Fossil Record referencing style? (2024 Guide)

When writing an academic paper, you will surely come across the challenge of citing a book properly. Here’s how to do it in Fossil Record:

Here’s an example book citation in Fossil Record using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Fossil Record citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Fossil Record looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Fossil Record citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Fossil Record format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Fossil Record in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Fossil Record journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Fossil Record: 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 Fossil Record style?

Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Fossil Record? Here’s how to easily cite it

Here’s an Fossil Record example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Fossil Record in 2024

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Fossil Record

Here’s a Fossil Record citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Fossil Record? And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Fossil Record referencing style

Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in Fossil Record

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 Fossil Record. Podcast referencing example in Fossil Record using “This American Life” episode 640: 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 Fossil Record 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 Fossil Record

An example song citation in Fossil Record. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Fossil Record: And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)