Materials Horizons Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Materials Horizons referencing style? (2024 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 Horizons? This is how.

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Materials Horizons format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Materials Horizons is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a Materials Horizons 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 Horizons: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹


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

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Materials Horizons, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Materials Horizons 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 Horizons in 2024

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in Materials Horizons, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

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

How to cite a podcast using Materials Horizons referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Materials Horizons

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 Horizons. Podcast referencing example in Materials Horizons 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 Horizons referencing style?

Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in Materials Horizons. This is all you need

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