The British Journal of Sociology Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)

Last updated: Tue, May 24 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in The British Journal of Sociology style?

This is the Citationsy guide to The British Journal of Sociology 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 The British Journal of Sociology.

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How do you cite a book in the The British Journal of Sociology referencing style? (2022 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in The British Journal of Sociology

Here’s an example book citation in The British Journal of Sociology using placeholders:

Last Name, F.N. 2000 Title Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name (ed.), City: 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:
The British Journal of Sociology citation:

Angelou, M. 1969 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1st ed., New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in The British Journal of Sociology looks like this: (Angelou 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the The British Journal of Sociology citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in The British Journal of Sociology format?

An The British Journal of Sociology citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a The British Journal of Sociology journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F. and Author3 LastnameA.F. 2000 “Title”, Container Volume(Issue). Available at: URL [Accessed May 26, 2022].

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 The British Journal of Sociology:

Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J. 2007 “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?”, 18(1). Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008 [Accessed May 26, 2022].

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

How to cite a website in a paper in The British Journal of Sociology 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 The British Journal of Sociology, follow this simple guide

Here’s an The British Journal of Sociology example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F. and Author2 LastnameA.F. 2000 “Title”, Available at: https://www.example.com [Accessed May 26, 2022].

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M. 2008 “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [Accessed May 26, 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video The British Journal of Sociology in 2022

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in The British Journal of Sociology

Here’s a The British Journal of Sociology citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName 2000 “Title”, YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [Accessed May 26, 2022].

So how to cite a video The British Journal of Sociology?

Pixar 2015 “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [Accessed May 26, 2022].

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using The British Journal of Sociology referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in The British Journal of Sociology

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 The British Journal of Sociology.

Lastname, F. 2000 “Title”, Available at: http://www.example.com [Accessed May 26, 2022].

Podcast referencing example in The British Journal of Sociology using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life 2018 “640: Five Women”, Available at: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women [Accessed May 26, 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using The British Journal of Sociology referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in The British Journal of Sociology

An example song citation in The British Journal of Sociology.

Lastname, F. 2000 Song Title, Available at: http://www.example.com [Accessed May 26, 2022].

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in The British Journal of Sociology:

The Beatles 1969 Here Comes the Sun, Available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 [Accessed May 26, 2022].

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

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The British Journal of Sociology Referencing Guide (updated May 2022)