Behaviour Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Behaviour style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Behaviour 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 Behaviour.

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

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

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Behaviour citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Behaviour format?

An Behaviour 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 Behaviour journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title– Container Volume: pages Used.
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 Behaviour:
Petit, C. & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18: 161-172.
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 Behaviour 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 Behaviour

Here’s an Behaviour 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 Behaviour in 2024

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in Behaviour, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

Here’s a Behaviour citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000, January 1). Title– YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
So how to cite a video Behaviour?
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 Behaviour referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Behaviour, all you need to do is the following

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 Behaviour.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher.
Podcast referencing example in Behaviour using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio.
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 Behaviour referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Behaviour

An example song citation in Behaviour.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title– Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Behaviour:
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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