Data in Brief Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Data in Brief 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 Data in Brief.
How to do citations in Data in Brief style?

How do you cite a book in the Data in Brief referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Data in Brief using placeholders:[1]
F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Data in Brief citation:
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J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed., Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London, 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the Data in Brief citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Data in Brief format?
Here’s a Data in Brief journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in Data in Brief style?
Here’s an Data in Brief example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 23, 2021).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed April 23, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Data in Brief
Here’s a Data in Brief citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 23, 2021).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 23, 2021).
How to cite a podcast using Data in Brief 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 Data in Brief.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed April 23, 2021).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 23, 2021).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Data in Brief referencing style?
An example song citation in Data in Brief.[1]
F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 23, 2021).
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed April 23, 2021).
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