Oikos Referencing Guide
(updated Nov 2023)
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How to do citations in Oikos style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Oikos citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Oikos 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 Oikos.
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How do you cite a book in the Oikos referencing style? (2023 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in OikosHere’s an example book citation in Oikos using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. 2000. Title (EFN Editor Last Name, Ed.). - Publisher.
Oikos citation:
Angelou, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. - Random House.
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How to reference a journal article in the Oikos citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Oikos format?
Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in OikosHere’s a Oikos journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. - Container Volume: pages Used.
Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18: 161-172.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Oikos style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Oikos. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an Oikos example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President.
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How to cite a YouTube video Oikos 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 OikosHere’s a Oikos citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName 2000. Title. - YouTube
Pixar 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. - YouTube
How to cite a podcast using Oikos referencing style
To cite a podcast episode in Oikos, all you need to do is the followingIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Oikos.
Lastname, F. 2000. Title.
This American Life 2018. 640: Five Women.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Oikos referencing style?
Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in OikosAn example song citation in Oikos.
Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title. - Album
The Beatles 1969. Here Comes the Sun. - Abbey Road
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