HEC Forum Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to HEC Forum 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 HEC Forum.
How to do citations in HEC Forum style?

How do you cite a book in the HEC Forum referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in HEC Forum using placeholders:Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.) (Edition.). City: Publisher.
HEC Forum citation:
Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.
How to reference a journal article in the HEC Forum citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in HEC Forum format?
Here’s a HEC Forum 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 HEC Forum style?
Here’s an HEC Forum example website reference:Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com. Accessed 12 April 2021
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 12 April 2021
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How to cite a YouTube video HEC Forum
Here’s a HEC Forum citation YouTube video example:ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 12 April 2021
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 12 April 2021
How to cite a podcast using HEC Forum 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 HEC Forum.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com. Accessed 12 April 2021
This American Life. (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 12 April 2021
How to cite a piece of music or a song using HEC Forum referencing style?
An example song citation in HEC Forum.Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com. Accessed 12 April 2021
The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 12 April 2021
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