SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) 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 SAGE - Vancouver (brackets).

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How do you cite a book in the SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) 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 SAGE - Vancouver (brackets)

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


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How to reference a journal article in the SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) journal citation example using placeholders:
[1]
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000; Volume: 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 SAGE - Vancouver (brackets):
[1]
Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007; 18: 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) example website reference:
[1]
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title, https://www.example.com (2000, accessed April 19, 2024).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
[1]
Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (2008, accessed April 19, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) 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 SAGE - Vancouver (brackets)

Here’s a SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) citation YouTube video example:
[1]
ChannelName. Title. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (2000, accessed April 19, 2024).
So how to cite a video SAGE - Vancouver (brackets)?
[1]
Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (2015, accessed April 19, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets), 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 SAGE - Vancouver (brackets).
[1]
Lastname F. Title, http://www.example.com (2000, accessed April 19, 2024).
Podcast referencing example in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life. 640: Five Women, https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (2018, accessed April 19, 2024).
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 SAGE - Vancouver (brackets) referencing style?

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets)

An example song citation in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets).
[1]
Lastname F. Song Title, http://www.example.com (2000, accessed April 19, 2024).
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in SAGE - Vancouver (brackets):
[1]
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun, https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (1969, accessed April 19, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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