Information Sciences Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Information 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 Information Sciences.
How to do citations in Information Sciences style?

How do you cite a book in the Information Sciences referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Information Sciences using placeholders:[1]
F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Information Sciences 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 Information Sciences citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Information Sciences format?
Here’s a Information Sciences 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 Information Sciences style?
Here’s an Information Sciences example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 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 12, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Information Sciences
Here’s a Information Sciences citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 12, 2021).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 12, 2021).
How to cite a podcast using Information Sciences 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 Information Sciences.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 2021).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 12, 2021).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Information Sciences referencing style?
An example song citation in Information Sciences.[1]
F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 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 12, 2021).
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