Association for Computing Machinery Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2022)


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How to do citations in Association for Computing Machinery style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Association for Computing Machinery 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 Association for Computing Machinery.

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How do you cite a book in the Association for Computing Machinery referencing style? (2022 Guide)

A book citation in Association for Computing Machinery always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Association for Computing Machinery using placeholders:
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First Name Last Name. 2000. Title (Editionth 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:
Association for Computing Machinery citation:
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Maya Angelou. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in Association for Computing Machinery looks like this: [1]

How to reference a journal article in the Association for Computing Machinery citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Association for Computing Machinery format?

An Association for Computing Machinery citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Association for Computing Machinery journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Container Volume, Issue (January 2000), pages Used. DOI: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 Association for Computing Machinery:
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C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 1 (January 2007), 161-172. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a website in a paper in Association for Computing Machinery style?

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

Here’s an Association for Computing Machinery example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from 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:
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Mark Tran. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Association for Computing Machinery in 2022

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Association for Computing Machinery

Here’s a Association for Computing Machinery citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video Association for Computing Machinery?
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Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Association for Computing Machinery referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Association for Computing Machinery, this is what you’ll need

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 Association for Computing Machinery.
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Firstname Lastname. 2000. Title. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in Association for Computing Machinery using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Association for Computing Machinery referencing style?

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in Association for Computing Machinery

An example song citation in Association for Computing Machinery.
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Firstname Lastname. 2000. Song Title. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Association for Computing Machinery:
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The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Retrieved October 2, 2022 from https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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