Scrinium Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to Scrinium 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 Scrinium.

How to do citations in Scrinium style?

How do you cite a book in the Scrinium referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in Scrinium using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. Title. Edited by E. F. N. Editor Last Name. Edition. City, 2000.

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
Scrinium citation:

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London, 1997.

And an in-text citation book citation in Scrinium looks like this: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.), London, 1997.

How to reference a journal article in the Scrinium citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Scrinium format?

Here’s a Scrinium journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. “Title”. Container Volume, no. Issue (2000) p. pages Used. . Cited April 15, 2021. Online: URL.

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 Scrinium:

Petit, C., and J. Sieffermann. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18, no. 1 (2007) pp. 161-72. . Cited April 15, 2021. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

And an in-text citation would look like this: C. Petit and J. Sieffermann, “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18/1 (2007), pp. 161-72, doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008, [cited April 15, 2021]. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

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

Here’s an Scrinium example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. “Title”. January 1, 2000. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: 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:

Tran, M. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. November 5, 2008. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

And an in-text citation would look like this: M. Tran, “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, November 5, 2008, [cited April 15, 2021]. Online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

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How to cite a YouTube video Scrinium

Here’s a Scrinium citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. “Title”. YouTube, January 1, 2000. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.

So how to cite a video Scrinium?

Pixar. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube, June 3, 2015. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, June 3, 2015, [cited April 15, 2021]. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.

How to cite a podcast using Scrinium referencing style

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 Scrinium.

Lastname, F. “Title”. January 1, 2000. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: http://www.example.com.

Podcast referencing example in Scrinium using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. “640: Five Women”. March 2, 2018. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

And an in-text citation would look like this: This American Life, “640: Five Women”, March 2, 2018, [cited April 15, 2021]. Online: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

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

An example song citation in Scrinium.

Lastname, F. Song Title. Album, 2000. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: http://www.example.com.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Scrinium:

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road, 1969. No pages. Cited April 15, 2021. Online: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.

And an in-text citation would look like this: The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road, 1969, [cited April 15, 2021]. Online: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.

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Scrinium Referencing Guide

This is the Citationsy guide to Scrinium 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 Scrinium.