Web Ecology Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Web Ecology style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Web Ecology 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 Web Ecology.

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How do you cite a book in the Web Ecology referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Web Ecology

Here’s an example book citation in Web Ecology using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N.: Title, Edition., edited by E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Publisher, City., 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Web Ecology citation:
Angelou, M.: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York., 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Web Ecology looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Web Ecology citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Web Ecology format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Web Ecology in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Web Ecology journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F.: Title, Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used, doi:DOI, 2000.
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 Web Ecology:
Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J.: Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, , 18(1), 161-172, doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008, 2007.
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 Web Ecology style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Web Ecology

Here’s an Web Ecology example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F.: Title, [online] Available from: https://www.example.com (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2000.
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M.: Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, [online] Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Web Ecology in 2024

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

Here’s a Web Ecology citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName: Title, YouTube [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2000.
So how to cite a video Web Ecology?
Pixar: Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2015.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Web Ecology referencing style

Citing a podcast in Web Ecology is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Web Ecology.
Lastname, F.: Title, [online] Available from: http://www.example.com (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Web Ecology using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life: 640: Five Women, [online] Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2018.
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 Web Ecology referencing style?

Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in Web Ecology

An example song citation in Web Ecology.
Lastname, F.: Song Title. [online] Available from: http://www.example.com (Accessed 29 March 2024), 2000.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Web Ecology:
The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun. [online] Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (Accessed 29 March 2024), 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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