Positivity Referencing Guide
(updated May 2024)
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How to do citations in Positivity style?
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This is the Citationsy guide to Positivity citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Positivity referencing style? (2024 Guide)
A book citation in Positivity always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an exampleHere’s an example book citation in Positivity using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N.: Title. Publisher, City (2000)
Positivity citation:
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Angelou, M.: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House, New York (1969)
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How to reference a journal article in the Positivity citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Positivity format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in PositivityHere’s a Positivity journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F.: Title. Container. Volume, pages Used (2000). https://doi.org/DOI
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Petit, C., Sieffermann, J.: Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
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How to cite a website in a paper in Positivity style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Positivity to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an Positivity example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F.: Title, https://www.example.com
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M.: Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video Positivity in 2024
Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in PositivityHere’s a Positivity citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName: Title, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar: Pizza Clip — Inside Out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Positivity referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in PositivityIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Positivity.
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Lastname, F.: Title, http://www.example.com, (2000)
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This American Life: 640: Five Women, https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women, (2018)
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Positivity referencing style?
Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in PositivityAn example song citation in Positivity.
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Lastname, F.: Song Title. (2000)
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The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun. (1969)
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