American Association for Cancer Research Referencing Guide

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This is the Citationsy guide to American Association for Cancer 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 American Association for Cancer Research.

How to do citations in American Association for Cancer Research style?

cite American Association for Cancer Research — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the American Association for Cancer Research referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in American Association for Cancer Research using placeholders:

Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. 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:
American Association for Cancer Research citation:

Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in American Association for Cancer Research looks like this: (1)

How to reference a journal article in the American Association for Cancer Research citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in American Association for Cancer Research format?

Here’s a American Association for Cancer Research journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. Journal Name; 2000 [cited 2021Dec.4];Volume:pages Used. URL

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 American Association for Cancer Research:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet]. Food Quality and Preference; 2007 [cited 2021Dec.4];18:161-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a website in a paper in American Association for Cancer Research style?

Here’s an American Association for Cancer Research example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2021Dec.4]. 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. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. The Guardian; 2008 [cited 2021Dec.4]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a YouTube video American Association for Cancer Research

Here’s a American Association for Cancer Research citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2021Dec.4]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video American Association for Cancer Research?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2021Dec.4]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a podcast using American Association for Cancer Research referencing style

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 American Association for Cancer Research.

Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2021Dec.4]. http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in American Association for Cancer Research using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2021Dec.4]. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using American Association for Cancer Research referencing style?

An example song citation in American Association for Cancer Research.

Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2021Dec.4]. http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in American Association for Cancer Research:

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2021Dec.4]. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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