Cognitive Research Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Cognitive Research style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Cognitive Research 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 Research.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Cognitive Research using placeholders:
Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.
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 Research citation:
Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Cognitive Research looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Cognitive Research format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in Cognitive Research? Here’s how

Here’s a Cognitive Research journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. Journal Name; 2000Jan.1 [cited 2024Apr.25];Volume(Issue):pages Used. URL
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 Research: