Econometrica Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Econometrica style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Econometrica 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 Econometrica.

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How do you cite a book in the Econometrica 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 Econometrica

Here’s an example book citation in Econometrica using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000): Title, Ed. by. Editor First Name Editor Last NameEdition.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:
Econometrica 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 Econometrica looks like this: (Angelou (1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Econometrica format?

An Econometrica 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 Econometrica journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and 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 Econometrica: