Materials Referencing Guide
(updated Nov 2023)

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

Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in Materials? This is how.

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Materials format?

An Materials 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 Materials 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 Materials: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Materials this is what you need

Here’s an Materials 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]

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How to cite a YouTube video Materials in 2023

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 Materials

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

How to cite a podcast using Materials 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 Materials

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

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

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in Materials

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