AORN Journal Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)

Last updated: Thu, Sep 21 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in AORN Journal style?

This is the Citationsy guide to AORN Journal 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 AORN Journal.

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How do you cite a book in the AORN Journal referencing style? (2023 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 AORN Journal

Here’s an example book citation in AORN Journal using placeholders:

Last Name FN. Title. Edition. (Editor Last Name EFN, ed.). 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:
AORN Journal 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 AORN Journal looks like this: ¹

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How to reference a journal article in the AORN Journal citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in AORN Journal format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in AORN Journal

Here’s a AORN Journal journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume(Issue):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 AORN Journal:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007;18(1):161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

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

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How to cite a website in a paper in AORN Journal style?

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in AORN Journal to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an AORN Journal example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. https://www.example.com. Published January 1, 2000. Accessed September 23, 2023.

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. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Published November 5, 2008. Accessed September 23, 2023.

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

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How to cite a YouTube video AORN Journal in 2023

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in AORN Journal

Here’s a AORN Journal citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Published January 1, 2000. Accessed September 23, 2023.

So how to cite a video AORN Journal?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Published June 3, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2023.

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

How to cite a podcast using AORN Journal referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in AORN Journal

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 AORN Journal.

Lastname F. Title. January 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed September 23, 2023.

Podcast referencing example in AORN Journal using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 640: Five Women. March 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed September 23, 2023.

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 AORN Journal referencing style?

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in AORN Journal

An example song citation in AORN Journal.

Lastname F. Song Title.; 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed September 23, 2023.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in AORN Journal:

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun.; 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed September 23, 2023.

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

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AORN Journal Referencing Guide (updated Sep 2023)