Journal of Contemporary African Studies Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)

Last updated: Wed, May 18 2022 at 09:36am

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This is the Citationsy guide to Journal of Contemporary African Studies 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 Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

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How do you cite a book in the Journal of Contemporary African Studies referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Here’s an example book citation in Journal of Contemporary African Studies using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. 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:
Journal of Contemporary African Studies citation:

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

And an in-text citation book citation in Journal of Contemporary African Studies looks like this: (Angelou 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Journal of Contemporary African Studies citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Journal of Contemporary African Studies format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Journal of Contemporary African Studies in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Journal of Contemporary African Studies journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi: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 Journal of Contemporary African Studies:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18 (1). Food Quality and Preference: 161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

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

How to cite a website in a paper in Journal of Contemporary African Studies style?

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Here’s an Journal of Contemporary African Studies example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. 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, Mark. 2008. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian. 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 Journal of Contemporary African Studies in 2022

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Here’s a Journal of Contemporary African Studies citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.

So how to cite a video Journal of Contemporary African Studies?

Pixar. 2015. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. 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 Journal of Contemporary African Studies referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in Journal of Contemporary African Studies, here’s how

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 Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. http://www.example.com.

Podcast referencing example in Journal of Contemporary African Studies using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

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

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Journal of Contemporary African Studies referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Journal of Contemporary African Studies

An example song citation in Journal of Contemporary African Studies.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Journal of Contemporary African Studies:

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.

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

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Journal of Contemporary African Studies Referencing Guide (updated May 2022)