RSC Advances Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the RSC Advances referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Are you writing a research paper and want to include the works you found in a book? Here’s a simple guide to do it in RSC Advances:

Here’s an example book citation in RSC Advances 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:
RSC Advances citation: And an in-text citation book citation in RSC Advances looks like this: ¹


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How to reference a journal article in the RSC Advances citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in RSC Advances format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in RSC Advances in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a RSC Advances 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 RSC Advances: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹


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How to cite a website in a paper in RSC Advances style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in RSC Advances is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an RSC Advances 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: ¹

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How to cite a YouTube video RSC Advances in 2024

Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in RSC Advances

Here’s a RSC Advances citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video RSC Advances? And an in-text video citation would look like this: ¹

How to cite a podcast using RSC Advances referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in RSC Advances

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 RSC Advances. Podcast referencing example in RSC Advances using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using RSC Advances referencing style?

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in RSC Advances

An example song citation in RSC Advances. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in RSC Advances: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹