Cognitive Neuroscience Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)


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How to do citations in Cognitive Neuroscience style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Cognitive Neuroscience using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.; Edition). 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:
Cognitive Neuroscience citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Cognitive Neuroscience looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Cognitive Neuroscience citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Cognitive Neuroscience format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Cognitive Neuroscience is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a Cognitive Neuroscience journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/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 Cognitive Neuroscience:
Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Cognitive Neuroscience style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Cognitive Neuroscience is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Cognitive Neuroscience example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Cognitive Neuroscience in 2023

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Cognitive Neuroscience

Here’s a Cognitive Neuroscience citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video Cognitive Neuroscience?
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience

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 Cognitive Neuroscience.
Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in Cognitive Neuroscience using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/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 Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience

An example song citation in Cognitive Neuroscience.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Song Title. In Album. http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Cognitive Neuroscience:
The Beatles. (1969, September 26). Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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