Cognitive Processing Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Cognitive Processing 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 Cognitive Processing.
How to do citations in Cognitive Processing style?

How do you cite a book in the Cognitive Processing referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Cognitive Processing using placeholders:Last Name FN (2000) Title, Edition. Publisher, City
Cognitive Processing citation:
Rowling JK (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st edn.. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London
How to reference a journal article in the Cognitive Processing citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Cognitive Processing format?
Here’s a Cognitive Processing journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (2000) Title. Container Volume:pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
Petit C, Sieffermann J (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18:161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in Cognitive Processing style?
Here’s an Cognitive Processing example website reference:Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran M (2008) Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021
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How to cite a YouTube video Cognitive Processing
Here’s a Cognitive Processing citation YouTube video example:ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021
How to cite a podcast using Cognitive Processing 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 Cognitive Processing.
Lastname F (2000) Title
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Cognitive Processing referencing style?
An example song citation in Cognitive Processing.Lastname F (2000) Song Title
The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun
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