Body & Society Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Body & Society style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Body & Society 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 Body & Society.

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How do you cite a book in the Body & Society 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 Body & Society

Here’s an example book citation in Body & Society using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name (2000) Title. Edition. Editor Last Name, Editor First Name (ed.). City: 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:
Body & Society citation:
Angelou, Maya (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Body & Society looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Body & Society citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Body & Society format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Body & Society is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a Body & Society journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname (2000) Title. Container Volume(Issue). Journal Name: 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 Body & Society:
Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J.M. (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1). Food Quality and Preference: 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 Body & Society style?

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Body & Society to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an Body & Society example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname (2000) Title. Publisher. Available at: https://www.example.com (accessed 18 April 2024).
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. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 18 April 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Body & Society in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Body & Society

Here’s a Body & Society citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 18 April 2024).
So how to cite a video Body & Society?
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 18 April 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Body & Society 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 Body & Society

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 Body & Society.
Lastname, Firstname (2000) Title. Publisher. Available at: http://www.example.com (accessed 18 April 2024).
Podcast referencing example in Body & Society using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. Available at: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed 18 April 2024).
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 Body & Society referencing style?

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in Body & Society

An example song citation in Body & Society.
Lastname, Firstname (2000) Song Title. Album. Available at: http://www.example.com (accessed 18 April 2024).
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Body & Society:
The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. Available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed 18 April 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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