Decision Sciences Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)

Last updated: Fri, Jun 24 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Decision Sciences style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Decision Sciences 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 Decision Sciences.

cite Decision Sciences — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Decision Sciences referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Decision Sciences

Here’s an example book citation in Decision Sciences using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.) (Edition.). City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Decision Sciences citation:

Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Decision Sciences looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Decision Sciences citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Decision Sciences format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Decision Sciences citation format.

Here’s a Decision Sciences journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used.

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 Decision Sciences:

Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18(1), 161-172.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in Decision Sciences style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Decision Sciences is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Decision Sciences example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title,. Publisher accessed June 26, 2022, available at https://www.example.com.

To reference the article located at this link:
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,. The Guardian accessed June 26, 2022, available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Decision Sciences in 2022

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in Decision Sciences, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

Here’s a Decision Sciences citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName (2000). Title, accessed June 26, 2022, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.

So how to cite a video Decision Sciences?

Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out, accessed June 26, 2022, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Decision Sciences referencing style

Citing a podcast in Decision Sciences is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Decision Sciences.

Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher.

Podcast referencing example in Decision Sciences using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Decision Sciences referencing style?

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in Decision Sciences

An example song citation in Decision Sciences.

Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Decision Sciences:

The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Decision Sciences Referencing Guide (updated Jun 2022)