ISNAD Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)
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How to do citations in ISNAD style?
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How do you cite a book in the ISNAD referencing style? (2023 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in ISNADHere’s an example book citation in ISNAD using placeholders:
Last Name, First Name. Title. Editor First Name Editor Last NameEd . Edition. City: Publisher, 2000. City: Publisher, 2000.
ISNAD citation:
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st Ed. New York: Random House, 1969. New York: Random House, 1969.
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How to reference a journal article in the ISNAD citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in ISNAD format?
To cite a research paper or journal article following the ISNAD formatting guide, follow these easy stepsHere’s a ISNAD journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname - Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. “Title”. Container VOLUME/Issue (January 1, 2000): pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
Petit, C. - Sieffermann, J.M. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18/1 (January 1, 2007): 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
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How to cite a website in a paper in ISNAD style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in ISNAD. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an ISNAD example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname - Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. “Title”. Publisher, January 1, 2000. Publisher, January 1, 2000. https://www.example.com.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, Mark. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian, November 5, 2008. The Guardian, November 5, 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
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How to cite a YouTube video ISNAD in 2023
To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to ISNAD, all you need it the followingHere’s a ISNAD citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
Pixar. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
How to cite a podcast using ISNAD referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in ISNADIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in ISNAD.
Lastname, Firstname. “Title”. Publisher, January 1, 2000. Publisher, January 1, 2000. http://www.example.com.
This American Life. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio, March 2, 2018. WBEZ Radio, March 2, 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using ISNAD referencing style?
Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in ISNADAn example song citation in ISNAD.
Lastname, Firstname. “Song Title”. Album. http://www.example.com.
The Beatles. “Here Comes the Sun”. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
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