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

How do you cite a book in the Higher Education referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Higher Education using placeholders:Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.) (Edition.). City: Publisher.
Higher Education citation:
Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.
How to reference a journal article in the Higher Education citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Higher Education format?
Here’s a Higher Education journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in Higher Education style?
Here’s an Higher Education example website reference:Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com. Accessed 22 April 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 22 April 2021
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How to cite a YouTube video Higher Education
Here’s a Higher Education citation YouTube video example:ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 22 April 2021
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 22 April 2021
How to cite a podcast using Higher Education 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 Higher Education.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com. Accessed 22 April 2021
This American Life. (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 22 April 2021
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Higher Education referencing style?
An example song citation in Higher Education.Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com. Accessed 22 April 2021
The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 22 April 2021
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