Current Psychology Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in Current Psychology style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Current Psychology citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Current 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 Current Psychology.

How do you cite a book in the Current Psychology referencing style? (2022 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 Current PsychologyHere’s an example book citation in Current Psychology using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.) (Edition.). City: Publisher.
Current Psychology citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). New York: Random House.
How to reference a journal article in the Current Psychology citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Current Psychology format?
The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Current Psychology, follow this exampleHere’s a Current Psychology journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), 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(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in Current Psychology style?
If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Current Psychology, follow this simple guideHere’s an Current Psychology example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com. Accessed 16 May 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 16 May 2022
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How to cite a YouTube video Current Psychology in 2022
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Current PsychologyHere’s a Current Psychology citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 16 May 2022
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 16 May 2022
How to cite a podcast using Current Psychology referencing style
Citing a podcast in Current Psychology is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do itIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Current Psychology.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com. Accessed 16 May 2022
This American Life. (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 16 May 2022
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Current Psychology referencing style?
You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Current PsychologyAn example song citation in Current Psychology.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com. Accessed 16 May 2022
The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 16 May 2022
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