Instructional Science Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Instructional Science 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 Instructional Science

Here’s an example book citation in Instructional Science using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Instructional Science citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Instructional Science looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Instructional Science citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Instructional Science format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Instructional Science citation format.

Here’s a Instructional Science journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Instructional Science: 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 Instructional Science style?

Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Instructional Science? Here’s how to easily cite it

Here’s an Instructional Science example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Instructional Science in 2024

Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in Instructional Science

Here’s a Instructional Science citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Instructional Science? And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Instructional Science referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Instructional Science, this is what you’ll need

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 Instructional Science. Podcast referencing example in Instructional Science using “This American Life” episode 640: 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 Instructional Science referencing style?

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in Instructional Science

An example song citation in Instructional Science. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Instructional Science: And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)