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ACS - Referencing Guide

A-V Materials

Information

  • This page includes information for videos and streamed media, including podcasts.
  • There is no single, standard way to cite these sources; use your best judgment to provide clear and descriptive references.
  • If the streaming content involves an interview, include that in the title if specifically stated. Otherwise, add it to the end of the citation after the access date.
  • When the title of a series and the site are the same, then the title of the site does not have to be repeated.
  • If the streaming media content in question is a podcast episode, that should be noted as part of the program title for clarity. As with other media, citation elements may vary depending on how the podcast was accessed, whether through the web or a mobile device.

Format

Standard format for citation -Streamed Audio or Video

Author 1; Author 2; …; Author 10; et al. Title of Audio or Video. Title of Program or Series. Title of Site or Organization, date. URL (accessed YYYY-MM-DD).

 

Standard format for citation - Podcast

Author 1; Author 2; …; Author 10; et al. Title of Episode. Title of Podcast. Title of Site or Organization, date. URL (accessed YYYY-MM-DD).

 

 

 

Examples

YouTube/Vimeo video

1. Lipomi, D. Ep9 Cationic and Anionic Polymerization. UC San Diego - NANO 134. YouTube, April 24, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrGKIQaUeHw (accessed 2019-02-27).

2. American Chemical Society. Game of Thrones Science: Sword Making and Valyrian Steel. Reactions. YouTube, April 15, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRcGoje4j4 (accessed 2019-02-28).

See the All Examples page for examples of in-text and reference list entries for specific resources such as articles, a-v material, books and web pages.
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