One Earth Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in One Earth style?

This is the Citationsy guide to One Earth 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 One Earth.

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

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in One Earth.

Here’s an example book citation in One Earth using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. (2000). Title Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name, ed. (Publisher).
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
One Earth citation:
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Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1st ed. (Random House).
And an in-text citation book citation in One Earth looks like this: 1


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How to reference a journal article in the One Earth citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in One Earth format?

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

Here’s a One Earth journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. Container Volume, pages Used.
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 One Earth:
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Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1


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How to cite a website in a paper in One Earth style?

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

Here’s an One Earth example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. https://www.example.com.
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. (2008). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1

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How to cite a YouTube video One Earth in 2024

You can find short videos and how-to videos from a wide range of professionals on YouTube. As a result, you may need to know how to mention a video or YouTube in your research assignment or paper. Here’s how to do it in One Earth

Here’s a One Earth citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
So how to cite a video One Earth?
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Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: 1

How to cite a podcast using One Earth referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in One Earth

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 One Earth.
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Lastname, F. (2000). Title.
Podcast referencing example in One Earth using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women.
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 One Earth referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in One Earth is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in One Earth.
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Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in One Earth:
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The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1


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