Operations Research Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Operations Research style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Operations 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 Operations Research.

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

When writing an academic paper, you will surely come across the challenge of citing a book properly. Here’s how to do it in Operations Research:

Here’s an example book citation in Operations Research using placeholders:
Last Name FN (2000) Title Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, ed. (Publisher, City).
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Operations Research citation:
Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1st ed. (Random House, New York).
And an in-text citation book citation in Operations Research looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Operations Research format?

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

Here’s a Operations Research journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (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 Operations Research:
Petit C, Sieffermann J (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1):161-172.
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 Operations Research style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Operations Research. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Operations Research example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. Retrieved (April 24, 2024), 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 M (2008) Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. Retrieved (April 24, 2024), 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 Operations Research in 2024

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Operations Research? Here’s how

Here’s a Operations Research citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. YouTube. Retrieved (April 24, 2024), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
So how to cite a video Operations Research?
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Retrieved (April 24, 2024), 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 Operations Research 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 Operations Research

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 Operations Research.
Lastname F (2000) Title.
Podcast referencing example in Operations Research using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life (2018) 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 Operations Research referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Operations Research is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in Operations Research.
Lastname F (2000) Song Title
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Operations Research:
The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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