Association for Computing Machinery Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Association for Computing Machinery 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 Association for Computing Machinery.
How to do citations in Association for Computing Machinery style?

How do you cite a book in the Association for Computing Machinery referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Association for Computing Machinery using placeholders:[1]
First Name Last Name. 2000. Title (Editionth ed.). Publisher, City.
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Joanne K. Rowling. 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.
How to reference a journal article in the Association for Computing Machinery citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Association for Computing Machinery format?
Here’s a Association for Computing Machinery journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Container Volume, Issue (January 2000), pages Used. DOI:https://doi.org/DOI
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C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 1 (January 2007), 161-172. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in Association for Computing Machinery style?
Here’s an Association for Computing Machinery example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from https://www.example.com
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Mark Tran. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video Association for Computing Machinery
Here’s a Association for Computing Machinery citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Association for Computing Machinery 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 Association for Computing Machinery.
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Firstname Lastname. 2000. Title. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from http://www.example.com
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This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Association for Computing Machinery referencing style?
An example song citation in Association for Computing Machinery.[1]
Firstname Lastname. 2000. Song Title. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from http://www.example.com
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The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Retrieved April 13, 2021 from https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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