Global Transitions Referencing Guide
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?

How do you cite a book in the Global Transitions referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Global Transitions using placeholders:[1]
F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Global Transitions citation:
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J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed., Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London, 1997.
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.
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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.
How to cite a website in a paper in Global Transitions style?
Here’s an Global Transitions example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 2021).
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 April 12, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Global Transitions
Here’s a Global Transitions citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 12, 2021).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 12, 2021).
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 April 12, 2021).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 12, 2021).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Global Transitions referencing style?
An example song citation in Global Transitions.[1]
F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 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 12, 2021).
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