Synlett Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Synlett 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 Synlett.
How do you cite a book in the Synlett referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Synlett using placeholders:
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Last Name, F. N. Title; Editor Last Name, E. F. N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: 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:
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Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; 1st ed.; Bloomsbury Publishing Inc: London, 1997.
And an in-text citation book citation in Synlett looks like this:
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How to reference a journal article in the Synlett citation style?
Here’s a Synlett journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F.; Author3 LastnameA. F. Container 2000, Volume.
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 Synlett:
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. 2007, 18.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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Citing a website in Synlett reference style
Here’s an Synlett example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F.; Author2 LastnameA. F. Title https://www.example.com (accessed Jul. 17, 2019).
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. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed Jul. 17, 2019).
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a YouTube video Synlett
Here’s a Synlett citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed Jul. 17, 2019).
So how to cite a video Synlett?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed Jul. 17, 2019).
And an in-text video citation would look like this:
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How to cite a podcast using Synlett 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 Synlett.
Podcast referencing example in Synlett using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life 2018.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Synlett referencing style?
An example song citation in Synlett.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Synlett:
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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