Tsaqafah Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)

How do you cite a book in the Tsaqafah referencing style? (2023 Guide)

When writing an academic paper, you will surely come across the challenge of citing a book properly. Here’s how to do it in Tsaqafah:

Here’s an example book citation in Tsaqafah using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Tsaqafah citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Tsaqafah looks like this: M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st edition (New York: Random House, 1969).


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Tsaqafah format?

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

Here’s a Tsaqafah journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Tsaqafah: And an in-text citation would look like this: C. Petit and J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, vols. 18, no. 1 (Food Quality and Preference, 2007), pp. 161-72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008, accessed 21Sep2023.


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

I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in Tsaqafah? Here’s a simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Tsaqafah example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President (The Guardian, 5Nov2008), https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083, accessed 21Sep2023.

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How to cite a YouTube video Tsaqafah in 2023

To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to Tsaqafah, all you need it the following

Here’s a Tsaqafah citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Tsaqafah? And an in-text video citation would look like this: Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube (3Jun2015), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ, accessed 21Sep2023.

How to cite a podcast using Tsaqafah referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Tsaqafah, all you need to do is the following

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 Tsaqafah. Podcast referencing example in Tsaqafah using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: This American Life, 640: Five Women (WBEZ Radio, 2018), https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women, accessed 21Sep2023.

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

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Tsaqafah

An example song citation in Tsaqafah. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Tsaqafah: And an in-text citation would look like this: The Beatles, “Here Comes the Sun”, Abbey Road (1969), https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150, accessed 21Sep2023.