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

How do you cite a book in the SLEEP referencing style? (2022 Guide)
Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in SLEEPHere’s an example book citation in SLEEP using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. (Editor Last Name EFN, ed.). City: Publisher; 2000.
SLEEP citation:
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Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the SLEEP citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in SLEEP format?
The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in SLEEP, follow this exampleHere’s a SLEEP journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume(Issue):pages Used. doi:DOI
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Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007;18(1):161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in SLEEP style?
If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in SLEEP, follow this simple guideHere’s an SLEEP example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. https://www.example.com. Published January 1, 2000. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Published November 5, 2008. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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How to cite a YouTube video SLEEP in 2022
If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in SLEEP, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do itHere’s a SLEEP citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Published January 1, 2000. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Published June 3, 2015. Accessed June 26, 2022.
How to cite a podcast using SLEEP referencing style
Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in SLEEPIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in SLEEP.
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Lastname F. Title. January 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. March 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed June 26, 2022.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using SLEEP referencing style?
Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in SLEEPAn example song citation in SLEEP.
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Lastname F. Song Title.; 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun.; 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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