Social Semiotics Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Social Semiotics style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Social Semiotics 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 Social Semiotics.

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How do you cite a book in the Social Semiotics referencing style? (2024 Guide)

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

Here’s an example book citation in Social Semiotics using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. 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:
Social Semiotics citation:
Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Social Semiotics looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Social Semiotics citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Social Semiotics 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 Social Semiotics, follow this example

Here’s a Social Semiotics journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi: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 Social Semiotics: