Materialia Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Materialia referencing style? (2024 Guide)

A book citation in Materialia always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Materialia 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:
Materialia citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Materialia looks like this: [1]


Automate citations and referencing in Materialia with our tool, Citationsy.
It’s free to try and over 400 000 students and researchers already use it.
Click here sign up

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Materialia format?

An Materialia citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Materialia 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 Materialia: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


Automate citations and referencing in Materialia with Citationsy. Get started for free

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

Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Materialia? Here’s how to easily cite it

Here’s an Materialia 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: [1]

Citing websites and links in Materialia is much easier with the Citationsy Chrome Extension →
Cite Materialia with Citationsy. Get started for free

How to cite a YouTube video Materialia in 2024

Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in Materialia

Here’s a Materialia citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Materialia? And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Materialia referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Materialia

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 Materialia. Podcast referencing example in Materialia using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

Cite podcasts in Materialia with Citationsy, a referencing app used by over 400 000 students.
Get started for free

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

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in Materialia

An example song citation in Materialia. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Materialia: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]