Terra Nova Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Terra Nova style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Terra Nova 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 Terra Nova.

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cite Terra Nova  — Referencing Guide



How do you cite a book in the Terra Nova referencing style? (2024 Guide)

A book citation in Terra Nova always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Terra Nova using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.): Publisher, City.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Terra Nova citation:
Angelou, M., 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in Terra Nova looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Terra Nova citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Terra Nova format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in Terra Nova

Here’s a Terra Nova journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. and Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title: Container, Volume, p. pages Used, doi: DOI.
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 Terra Nova:
Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J., 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?: 18, p. 161-172, doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Terra Nova style?

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Terra Nova, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Terra Nova example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F. and Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title:.
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M., 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President:.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Terra Nova in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Terra Nova

Here’s a Terra Nova citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title: YouTube,.
So how to cite a video Terra Nova?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out: YouTube,.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Terra Nova referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in Terra Nova

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 Terra Nova.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title:.
Podcast referencing example in Terra Nova using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women:.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in Terra Nova

An example song citation in Terra Nova.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title:.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Terra Nova:
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun:.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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