Royal Society of Chemistry Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in Royal Society of Chemistry style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Royal Society of Chemistry citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Royal Society of Chemistry.

How do you cite a book in the Royal Society of Chemistry referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Royal Society of ChemistryHere’s an example book citation in Royal Society of Chemistry using placeholders:
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F. N. Last Name, Title, Publisher, City, Edition., 2000.
Royal Society of Chemistry citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Random House, New York, 1st edn., 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the Royal Society of Chemistry citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Royal Society of Chemistry format?
Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Royal Society of Chemistry citation format.Here’s a Royal Society of Chemistry journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F., Container, 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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C. Petit and J. Sieffermann, 2007, 18, 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Royal Society of ChemistryHere’s an Royal Society of Chemistry example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F., Title, https://www.example.com, (accessed May 16, 2022).
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, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083, (accessed May 16, 2022).
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How to cite a YouTube video Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022
To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to Royal Society of Chemistry, all you need it the followingHere’s a Royal Society of Chemistry citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX, (accessed May 16, 2022).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ, (accessed May 16, 2022).
How to cite a podcast using Royal Society of Chemistry referencing style
As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in Royal Society of ChemistryIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Royal Society of Chemistry.
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F. Lastname, 2000.
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This American Life, 2018.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Royal Society of Chemistry referencing style?
Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Royal Society of Chemistry is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:An example song citation in Royal Society of Chemistry.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000.
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969.
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