Contemporary Sociology Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Contemporary Sociology style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Contemporary Sociology 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 Contemporary Sociology.

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How do you cite a book in the Contemporary Sociology 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 Contemporary Sociology

Here’s an example book citation in Contemporary Sociology using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. 2000. Title. Edition. edited by E. F. N. Editor Last Name. 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:
Contemporary Sociology citation:
Angelou, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Contemporary Sociology looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Contemporary Sociology citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Contemporary Sociology format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Contemporary Sociology, follow this example

Here’s a Contemporary Sociology journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F. 2000. “Title.” Container Volume(Issue):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 Contemporary Sociology: