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

How do you cite a book in the The Auk referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in The AukHere’s an example book citation in The Auk using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. . Edition. Publisher, City.
The Auk citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. . 1st edition. Random House, New York.
How to reference a journal article in the The Auk citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in The Auk format?
An The Auk citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s howHere’s a The Auk journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container Volume:pages Used.
Petit, C., and J. Sieffermann (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18:161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in The Auk style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in The Auk. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an The Auk example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. . [Online.] Available at https://www.example.com.
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. . [Online.] Available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
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How to cite a YouTube video The Auk in 2022
Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in The Auk? Here’s howHere’s a The Auk citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube. [Online.] Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. [Online.] Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
How to cite a podcast using The Auk 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 The AukIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in The Auk.
Lastname, F. (2000). Title. . [Online.] Available at http://www.example.com.
This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women. . [Online.] Available at https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using The Auk referencing style?
Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in The AukAn example song citation in The Auk.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. . .
The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. . .
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