ISO-690 (author-date, French) Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in ISO-690 (author-date, French) style?

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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 ISO-690 (author-date, French).

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How do you cite a book in the ISO-690 (author-date, French) 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 ISO-690 (author-date, French)

Here’s an example book citation in ISO-690 (author-date, French) using placeholders:
LAST NAME, First Name, 2000. Title. Edition. City : Publisher. ISBN ISBN.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
ISO-690 (author-date, French) citation:
ANGELOU, Maya, 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1. New York : Random House. ISBN 9780375507892.
And an in-text citation book citation in ISO-690 (author-date, French) looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the ISO-690 (author-date, French) citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in ISO-690 (author-date, French) format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in ISO-690 (author-date, French) is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a ISO-690 (author-date, French) journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname, 2000. Title. Container [en ligne]. 1 January 2000. Vol. Volume, n° Issue, pp. pages Used. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. DOI DOI. Disponible à l’adresse : 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 ISO-690 (author-date, French):
PETIT, C. and SIEFFERMANN, J.M., 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [en ligne]. 1 January 2007. Vol. 18, n° 1, pp. 161-172. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. DOI 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008. Disponible à l’adresse : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit, Sieffermann 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in ISO-690 (author-date, French) style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in ISO-690 (author-date, French) is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an ISO-690 (author-date, French) example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname, 2000. Title. [en ligne]. 1 January 2000. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : https://www.example.com
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
TRAN, Mark, 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. [en ligne]. 5 November 2008. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video ISO-690 (author-date, French) in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in ISO-690 (author-date, French)

Here’s a ISO-690 (author-date, French) citation YouTube video example:
CHANNELNAME, 2000. Title. YouTube [en ligne]. 1 January 2000. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video ISO-690 (author-date, French)?
PIXAR, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube [en ligne]. 3 June 2015. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using ISO-690 (author-date, French) referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in ISO-690 (author-date, French)

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 ISO-690 (author-date, French).
LASTNAME, Firstname, 2000. Title [en ligne]. 1 January 2000. Publisher. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in ISO-690 (author-date, French) using “This American Life” episode 640:
THIS AMERICAN LIFE, 2018. 640: Five Women [en ligne]. 2 March 2018. WBEZ Radio. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
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 ISO-690 (author-date, French) referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in ISO-690 (author-date, French)

An example song citation in ISO-690 (author-date, French).
LASTNAME, Firstname, 2000. Song Title [en ligne]. 1 January 2000. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in ISO-690 (author-date, French):
THE BEATLES, 1969. Here Comes the Sun [en ligne]. 26 September 1969. [Consulté le 28 March 2024]. Disponible à l’adresse : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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