Surface Science Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Surface Science style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Surface Science 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 Surface Science.

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How do you cite a book in the Surface Science referencing style? (2024 Guide)

A book citation in Surface Science always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Surface Science using placeholders:
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F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Surface Science citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York, 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Surface Science looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Surface Science citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Surface Science format?

Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in Surface Science

Here’s a Surface Science journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) 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 Surface Science:
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Surface Science 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 Surface Science, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Surface Science example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 25, 2024).
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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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed April 25, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Surface Science in 2024

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Surface Science

Here’s a Surface Science citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 25, 2024).
So how to cite a video Surface Science?
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 25, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Surface Science referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in Surface Science, here’s how

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 Surface Science.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed April 25, 2024).
Podcast referencing example in Surface Science using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 25, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Surface Science referencing style?

Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in Surface Science

An example song citation in Surface Science.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 25, 2024).
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Surface Science:
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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 April 25, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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