World Politics Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to World Politics 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 World Politics.

How to do citations in World Politics style?

How do you cite a book in the World Politics referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in World Politics using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name Edition City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
World Politics citation:

Rowling, Joanne K. 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

And an in-text citation book citation in World Politics looks like this: Rowling 1997

How to reference a journal article in the World Politics citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in World Politics format?

Here’s a World Politics journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title.” Container Volume, no. Issue Journal Name: pages Used. At URL, accessed July 9, 2020.

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 World Politics:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?.” 18, no. 1 Food Quality and Preference: 161-72. At http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008, accessed July 9, 2020.

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

How to cite a website in a paper in World Politics style?

Here’s an World Politics example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title.” Publisher. At https://www.example.com, accessed July 9, 2020.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, Mark. 2008. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President.” The Guardian. At https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083, accessed July 9, 2020.

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

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How to cite a YouTube video World Politics

Here’s a World Politics citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. “Title.” YouTube. At https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX, accessed July 9, 2020.

So how to cite a video World Politics?

Pixar. 2015. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out.” YouTube. At https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ, accessed July 9, 2020.

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

How to cite a podcast using World Politics referencing style

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 World Politics.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. “Title.” Publisher. At http://www.example.com, accessed July 9, 2020.

Podcast referencing example in World Politics using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women.” WBEZ Radio. At https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women, accessed July 9, 2020.

And an in-text citation would look like this: This American Life 2018

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

An example song citation in World Politics.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album. At http://www.example.com, accessed July 9, 2020.

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

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. At https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150, accessed July 9, 2020.

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

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