Brain and Cognition Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Brain and Cognition style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Brain and Cognition 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 Brain and Cognition.

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How do you cite a book in the Brain and Cognition 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 Brain and Cognition

Here’s an example book citation in Brain and Cognition 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:
Brain and Cognition citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Brain and Cognition looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Brain and Cognition citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Brain and Cognition format?

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

Here’s a Brain and Cognition 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 Brain and Cognition: