Green Letters Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in Green Letters style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Green Letters citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Green Letters citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Green Letters referencing style? (2023 Guide)
Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Green LettersHere’s an example book citation in Green Letters using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.
Green Letters citation:
Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
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How to reference a journal article in the Green Letters citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Green Letters format?
Citing a research paper or journal article in Green Letters is pretty straightforward. Here’s howHere’s a Green Letters journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi:DOI.
Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18 (1). Food Quality and Preference: 161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Green Letters style?
The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Green Letters is straight forward. Here’s howHere’s an Green Letters example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. https://www.example.com.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, Mark. 2008. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
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How to cite a YouTube video Green Letters in 2023
Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in Green LettersHere’s a Green Letters citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
Pixar. 2015. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
How to cite a podcast using Green Letters referencing style
To cite a podcast episode in Green Letters, all you need to do is the followingIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Green Letters.
Lastname, Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. http://www.example.com.
This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Green Letters referencing style?
Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Green LettersAn example song citation in Green Letters.
Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com.
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
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