The Design Journal Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)

Last updated: Thu, Jun 23 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in The Design Journal style?

This is the Citationsy guide to The Design Journal 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 Design Journal.

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How do you cite a book in the The Design Journal referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in The Design Journal

Here’s an example book citation in The Design Journal using placeholders:

Last Name, F.N. (2000). Title. Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name, ed. City: Publisher.

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

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

And an in-text citation book citation in The Design Journal looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the The Design Journal citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in The Design Journal format?

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

Here’s a The Design Journal journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F. and Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000). “Title.”. Container, Volume(Issue): 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 The Design Journal:

Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J. (2007). “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?.”. , 18(1): 161-172

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in The Design Journal style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in The Design Journal. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an The Design Journal example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F. and Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000). “Title.” . Available at: https://www.example.com [Accessed June 25, 2022].

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.” . Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [Accessed June 25, 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video The Design Journal in 2022

Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in The Design Journal

Here’s a The Design Journal citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. (2000). “Title.”. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [Accessed June 25, 2022].

So how to cite a video The Design Journal?

Pixar. (2015). “Pizza Clip — Inside Out.”. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [Accessed June 25, 2022].

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using The Design Journal 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 Design Journal

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 The Design Journal.

Lastname, F. (2000). “Title.”

Podcast referencing example in The Design Journal 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)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using The Design Journal 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 The Design Journal

An example song citation in The Design Journal.

Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title.

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

The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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The Design Journal Referencing Guide (updated Jun 2022)