Signals Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Signals 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 Signals.
How do you cite a book in the Signals referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Signals using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
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Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; 1st ed.; Bloomsbury Publishing Inc: London, 1997; ISBN 0747532699.
And an in-text citation book citation in Signals looks like this:
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How to reference a journal article in the Signals citation style?
Here’s a Signals journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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 Signals:
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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Citing a website in Signals reference style
Here’s an Signals example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Jul.17, 2019).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Jul.17, 2019).
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a YouTube video Signals
Here’s a Signals citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Jul.17, 2019).
So how to cite a video Signals?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Jul.17, 2019).
And an in-text video citation would look like this:
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How to cite a podcast using Signals 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 Signals.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Signals using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Signals referencing style?
An example song citation in Signals.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Signals:
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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