LWT Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)

How do you cite a book in the LWT referencing style? (2023 Guide)

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in LWT follow these simple steps

Here’s an example book citation in LWT using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
LWT citation: And an in-text citation book citation in LWT looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in LWT format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in LWT? Here’s how

Here’s a LWT journal citation example using placeholders: 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 LWT: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)


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

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in LWT

Here’s an LWT example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video LWT in 2023

Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in LWT

Here’s a LWT citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video LWT? And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using LWT referencing style

Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in LWT

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 LWT. Podcast referencing example in LWT using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in LWT

An example song citation in LWT. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in LWT: And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)