Quaternary International Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2024)


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How to do citations in Quaternary International style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Quaternary International 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 Quaternary International.

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How do you cite a book in the Quaternary International referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Quaternary International

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Quaternary International citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Quaternary International format?

Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Quaternary International, follow these easy steps

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

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

Here’s an Quaternary International example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 9.16.2024).
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 [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 9.16.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Quaternary International in 2024

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 Quaternary International

Here’s a Quaternary International citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 9.16.2024).
So how to cite a video Quaternary International?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 9.16.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Quaternary International referencing style

Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in Quaternary International

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 Quaternary International.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Quaternary International 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)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Quaternary International 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 Quaternary International

An example song citation in Quaternary International.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Quaternary International:
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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