BMC Psychology Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to BMC Psychology 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 BMC Psychology.
How do you cite a book in the BMC Psychology referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in BMC Psychology using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
1. Rowling JK. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st edition. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc; 1997.
And an in-text citation book citation in BMC Psychology looks like this:
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How to reference a journal article in the BMC Psychology citation style?
Here’s a BMC Psychology journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container2000;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 BMC Psychology:
1. Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007;18:161-72. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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Citing a website in BMC Psychology reference style
Here’s an BMC Psychology example website reference:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. 2000. https://www.example.com. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
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. 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a YouTube video BMC Psychology
Here’s a BMC Psychology citation YouTube video example:
1. ChannelName. Title. YouTube2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
So how to cite a video BMC Psychology?
1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
And an in-text video citation would look like this:
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How to cite a podcast using BMC Psychology 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 BMC Psychology.
1. Lastname F. Title. 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
Podcast referencing example in BMC Psychology using “This American Life” episode 640:
1. This American Life. 640: Five Women. 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using BMC Psychology referencing style?
An example song citation in BMC Psychology.
1. Lastname F. Song Title. 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in BMC Psychology:
1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 18Sep.2019.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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