Global Transitions Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to Global Transitions 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 Global Transitions.

How to do citations in Global Transitions style?

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How do you cite a book in the Global Transitions referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in Global Transitions using placeholders:

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F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, 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:
Global Transitions citation:

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

And an in-text citation book citation in Global Transitions looks like this: [1]

How to reference a journal article in the Global Transitions citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Global Transitions format?

Here’s a Global Transitions journal citation example using placeholders:

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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) 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 Global Transitions:

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

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a website in a paper in Global Transitions style?

Here’s an Global Transitions example website reference:

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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed December 2, 2021).

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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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed December 2, 2021).

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Global Transitions

Here’s a Global Transitions citation YouTube video example:

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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed December 2, 2021).

So how to cite a video Global Transitions?

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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed December 2, 2021).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Global Transitions 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 Global Transitions.

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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed December 2, 2021).

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

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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed December 2, 2021).

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Global Transitions referencing style?

An example song citation in Global Transitions.

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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed December 2, 2021).

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

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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 December 2, 2021).

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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