Perspectives Referencing Guide
(updated Jul 2022)
Last updated:
How to do citations in Perspectives style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Perspectives citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Perspectives 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 Perspectives.

How do you cite a book in the Perspectives referencing style? (2022 Guide)
To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in Perspectives follow these simple stepsHere’s an example book citation in Perspectives using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.; Edition). Publisher.
Perspectives citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.
How to reference a journal article in the Perspectives citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Perspectives format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in PerspectivesHere’s a Perspectives 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 Perspectives style?
Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Perspectives this is what you needHere’s an Perspectives example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com
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
Citing websites and links in Perspectives is much easier with the Citationsy Chrome Extension →
How to cite a YouTube video Perspectives in 2022
Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in PerspectivesHere’s a Perspectives citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Perspectives referencing style
Citing a podcast in Perspectives is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do itIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Perspectives.
Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com
This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Perspectives 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 PerspectivesAn example song citation in Perspectives.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Song Title. In Album. http://www.example.com
The Beatles. (1969, September 26). Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
You can automate citing and referencing any source in Perspectives using Citationsy.
Cite sources using the Perspectives Citation Machine
Citationsy is a reference management used by more than 200 000 students, academics, and researchers around the world.
It has a free trial and has iPhone and Android apps available. Sign up now →