Economics Letters Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Economics Letters style?

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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 Economics Letters.

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cite Economics Letters  — Referencing Guide



How do you cite a book in the Economics Letters referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Are you writing a research paper and want to include the works you found in a book? Here’s a simple guide to do it in Economics Letters:

Here’s an example book citation in Economics Letters using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Economics Letters citation:
Angelou, M., 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in Economics Letters looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Economics Letters citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Economics Letters format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in Economics Letters? Here’s how

Here’s a Economics Letters journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title. Container Volume, pages Used. https://doi.org/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 Economics Letters:
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
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Economics Letters style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Economics Letters. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Economics Letters example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 4.24.2024).
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 [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 4.24.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Economics Letters in 2024

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Economics Letters? Here’s how

Here’s a Economics Letters citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 4.24.2024).
So how to cite a video Economics Letters?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 4.24.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Economics Letters referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Economics Letters

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 Economics Letters.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Economics Letters using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Economics Letters referencing style?

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Economics Letters

An example song citation in Economics Letters.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Economics Letters:
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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