Sustainability Referencing Guide

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How to do citations in Sustainability style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Sustainability 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 Sustainability.

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

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 Sustainability

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

Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Sustainability citation:

Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.

And an in-text citation book citation in Sustainability looks like this: [1]

How to reference a journal article in the Sustainability citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Sustainability 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 Sustainability

Here’s a Sustainability journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, 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 Sustainability:

Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 18, 161-172.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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

When listing Internet sources in your References or Works Cited, the most important thing to remember is that your goal is to make it easy for a reader to check and consult your sources. Here’s how to cite a website in Sustainability

Here’s an Sustainability example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Jan.21, 2022).

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 Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Jan.21, 2022).

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Sustainability

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Sustainability

Here’s a Sustainability citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Jan.21, 2022).

So how to cite a video Sustainability?

Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Jan.21, 2022).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Sustainability referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Sustainability

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 Sustainability.

Lastname, F. Title 2000.

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

This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in Sustainability

An example song citation in Sustainability.

Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.

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

The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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