Social Influence Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)

Last updated: Thu, Jun 23 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Social Influence style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Social Influence 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 Social Influence.

cite Social Influence — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Social Influence referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Social Influence

Here’s an example book citation in Social Influence using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.; Edition). 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:
Social Influence citation:

Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Social Influence looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Social Influence citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Social Influence format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the Social Influence formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Social Influence journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/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 Social Influence:

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

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

How to cite a website in a paper in Social Influence style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Social Influence is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Social Influence example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). 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, M. (2008, November 5). 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 Social Influence 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 Social Influence

Here’s a Social Influence citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Social Influence?

Pixar. (2015, June 3). 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 Social Influence referencing style

Citing a podcast in Social Influence is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Social Influence.

Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in Social Influence 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 Social Influence 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 Social Influence

An example song citation in Social Influence.

Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Song Title. In Album. http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Social Influence:

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

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

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Social Influence Referencing Guide (updated Jun 2022)