LCGC Referencing Guide

This is the Citationsy guide to LCGC 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 LCGC.

How to do citations in LCGC style?

How do you cite a book in the LCGC referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in LCGC using placeholders:

F. N. Last Name, Title, Editionth Ed. (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:
LCGC citation:

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

And an in-text citation book citation in LCGC looks like this: (1)

How to reference a journal article in the LCGC citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in LCGC format?

Here’s a LCGC journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F., Container Volume(Issue), pages Used (2000).

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 LCGC:

C. Petit and J. Sieffermann, 18(1), 161-172 (2007).

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a website in a paper in LCGC style?

Here’s an LCGC example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F., Title (2000). at

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President (2008). at

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a YouTube video LCGC

Here’s a LCGC citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName, Title YouTube (2000). at

So how to cite a video LCGC?

Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out YouTube (2015). at

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a podcast using LCGC 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 LCGC.

F. Lastname, Title (2000). at

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

This American Life, 640: Five Women (2018). at

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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

An example song citation in LCGC.

F. Lastname, Song Title Album (2000). at

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

The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun Abbey Road (1969). at

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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LCGC Referencing Guide

This is the Citationsy guide to LCGC 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 LCGC.

How do you cite a book in the LCGC referencing style?

How to reference a journal article in the LCGC citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in LCGC format?

How to cite a website in a paper in LCGC style?

How to cite a YouTube video LCGC

How to cite a podcast using LCGC referencing style

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

This is the Citationsy guide to LCGC 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 LCGC.