Policy Sciences Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Policy Sciences style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Policy Sciences 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 Policy Sciences.

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How do you cite a book in the Policy Sciences referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Policy Sciences

Here’s an example book citation in Policy Sciences using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.) (Edition.). 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:
Policy Sciences 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 Policy Sciences looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Policy Sciences citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Policy Sciences 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 Policy Sciences, follow this example

Here’s a Policy Sciences journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
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 Policy Sciences:
Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
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 Policy Sciences style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Policy Sciences

Here’s an Policy Sciences example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com. Accessed 26 April 2024
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 26 April 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Policy Sciences 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 Policy Sciences

Here’s a Policy Sciences citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 26 April 2024
So how to cite a video Policy Sciences?
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 26 April 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Policy Sciences referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Policy Sciences, all you need to do is the following

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 Policy Sciences.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com. Accessed 26 April 2024
Podcast referencing example in Policy Sciences using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 26 April 2024
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 Policy Sciences referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Policy Sciences

An example song citation in Policy Sciences.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com. Accessed 26 April 2024
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Policy Sciences:
The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 26 April 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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