Solid Earth Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)
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How to do citations in Solid Earth style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Solid Earth citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Solid 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 Solid Earth.

How do you cite a book in the Solid Earth referencing style? (2022 Guide)
Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Solid EarthHere’s an example book citation in Solid Earth using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N.: Title, Edition., edited by E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Publisher, City., 2000.
Solid Earth citation:
Angelou, M.: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York., 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the Solid Earth citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Solid Earth format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in Solid EarthHere’s a Solid Earth journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F.: Title, Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used, doi:DOI, 2000.
Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J.: Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, , 18(1), 161-172, doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008, 2007.
How to cite a website in a paper in Solid Earth style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Solid Earth to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an Solid Earth example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F.: Title, [online] Available from: https://www.example.com (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2000.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M.: Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, [online] Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2008.
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How to cite a YouTube video Solid Earth in 2022
If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in Solid Earth, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do itHere’s a Solid Earth citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName: Title, YouTube [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2000.
Pixar: Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2015.
How to cite a podcast using Solid Earth referencing style
Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in Solid EarthIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Solid Earth.
Lastname, F.: Title, [online] Available from: http://www.example.com (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2000.
This American Life: 640: Five Women, [online] Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2018.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Solid Earth 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 Solid EarthAn example song citation in Solid Earth.
Lastname, F.: Song Title. [online] Available from: http://www.example.com (Accessed 26 June 2022), 2000.
The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun. [online] Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (Accessed 26 June 2022), 1969.
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