Social Influence Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)
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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.
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.

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 InfluenceHere’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.
Social Influence citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.
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 stepsHere’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
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 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 howHere’s an Social Influence 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
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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 InfluenceHere’s a Social Influence 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 Social Influence referencing style
Citing a podcast in Social Influence 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 Social Influence.
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 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 InfluenceAn example song citation in Social Influence.
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
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