Popular ACM style Citation Examples

 

How to cite a Book in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a book using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title, City: Publisher.

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Australian Government, 2013. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (2013-2023), Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.

In-text citation

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/B92E980680486C3BCA257BF0001BAF01/$File/health-plan.pdf [Australian Government 2013]

 

How to cite a Journal in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a journal using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title. Publication Title, Volume number(Issue number), p.Pages Used.

Example:

Chaney, L., 2011. Chanel, an intimate life, New York: Viking.

In-text citation

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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The door to the future city is still closed to women. For centuries women have been considered by their masters as inferior creatures, as beasts of burden or pleasure. The time has come to liberate them. Already they are liberating themselves... The education of women tends to teach them only the art of pleasing. In society as it is conceived, the woman who is incapable of pleasing falls into a state of dependency and inferiority. As  the convent is no longer very much in fashion, one must choose between prostitution and work. The latter has shown that the inferiority of women was only an illusion of the other sex - Arthur Capel [Chaney 2011]

 

How to cite Film or Movie in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a film or movie using the ACM citation style.

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Anon, Year Published. Title, City: Publisher.

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CRS Report for Congress, 2003. International Law and the Preemptive Use of Force Against Iraq,

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[Anon Year Published]

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Iraq has become an occasion to revisit the issue. Iraq had not attacked the U.S., nor
did it appear to pose an imminent threat of attack in traditional military terms. As a
consequence, it seems doubtful that the use of force against Iraq could be deemed to meet the traditional legal tests justifying preemptive attack. [CRS Report for Congress 2003]

 

How to cite an Online image or video in ACM style


Use the following template to cite an online image or video using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title,

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Farber, D., Herzog, M., Zasloff, J., Frank, R. and Carlson, A., 2012. Environmentalists versus Economists: Time for a Truce? | Legal Planet. Legal-planet.org.

In-text citation

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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Environmentalists and economists have always had a troubled relationship.  In the 1970s, some notable economists described environmentalism as a quasi-religious, irrational approach to policy.  Environmentalists reciprocated by dismissing economists as narrow-minded bean-counters who ignored environmental values, ecological realities, and distributional issues. [Farber et al. 2012]

 

How to cite a Website in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a website using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title.

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Hesse, J., 2013. Do drugs make musicians more creative?. Westword.

In-text citation

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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""I used to stay up for days doing loads of coke, drinking anything,"" said Noel Gallagher of Oasis in 2000 during his band's Behind The Music episode. ""Because that's what you do, innit? I have divine right as a rock star to be like that. You don't want kids coming backstage and you're sitting there drinking mineral water. What would they think? You gotta be lying in the corner, halfway into a coma with a bottle of Jack Daniel's."" Noel Gallagher [Hesse 2013]

 

Additional ACM style Citation Examples

 

How to cite a Blog in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a blog using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title. Publication Title.

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Zoellner, J. et al., 2014. Talking Health, A pragmatic randomized-controlled health literacy trial targeting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults: Rationale, design & methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 37(1), pp.43-57.

In-text citation

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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Strategies involving planned behaviour to develop health behaviour interventions, with a view to long-term adoption through the use of organisational adoption of programmes. [Zoellner et al. 2014]

 

How to cite a Court case in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a court case using the ACM citation style.

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BBC News, 2015. UK new car sales surge to 10-year high in 2014 - BBC News.

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[Anon Year Published]

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2.47 million new cars were registered in 2014, a 9% increase from 2013 [BBC News 2015]

 

How to cite a Dictionary entry in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a dictionary entry using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title. Publication Title, p.Pages Used.

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Google Developers, 2015. Google Cloud Storage - Durable and Highly Available Object Storage Service.

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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“bulk buy” pricing [Google Developers 2015]

 

How to cite an E-book or PDF in ACM style


Use the following template to cite an e-book or pdf using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title, City: Publisher.

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Moor, D., Creswick, N. and Prest, W., 2009. Brief History of Football Kit Design - Historical Football Kits. Historicalkits.co.uk.

In-text citation

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""Each player must provide himself with a red and dark blue flannel cap, one colour to be worn by each side."" [Moor et al. 2009]

 

How to cite an Edited book in ACM style


Use the following template to cite an edited book using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title, City: Publisher.

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Bible,

In-text citation

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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(Pr. 22:15),(Pr. 23:13-14), (Pr. 19:18), (Pr 29:15), (Pr. 13:24; Heb: 12:6-8). [Bible n.d.]

 

How to cite an Email in ACM style


Use the following template to cite an email using the ACM citation style.

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Linthwaite, H., 2015. Unmasking Workshop Ecology in Applied Performance. Doctor. Queensland University of Technology.

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, ‘Applied Performance refers to performance techniques applied with the specific intention of generating change’ [Linthwaite 2015]

 

How to cite an Encyclopedia article in ACM style


Use the following template to cite an encyclopedia article using the ACM citation style.

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BusinessDictionary.com, 2015. What is cost of goods manufactured? definition and meaning.

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The total expenditures for the production of goods, including fixed and variable costs, that occur within a specific period of time and are applied to the income statement to determine cost of goods sold. [BusinessDictionary.com 2015]

 

How to cite an Interview in ACM style


Use the following template to cite an interview using the ACM citation style.

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GameSpot, 2012. EA sought to buy Valve for $1 billion - Report.

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Despite the billion dollar offer, Newell said Valve would prefer to ""disintegrate"" than ever sell out. [GameSpot 2012]

 

How to cite a Magazine in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a magazine using the ACM citation style.

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Author Surname, A., Year Published. Title. Publication Title, (Issue number), p.Pages Used.

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Max, F., 2015. Za'atari Syrian Refugee Camp : ""We are the Artolution!"". YouTube.

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[Author Surname Year Published]

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Max Frieder (maxlevifrieder@gmail.com)  
To: Pam Muir
maxlevifrieder@gmail.com
Hey Pam,

It would be great to talk, I am in Spain right now, and available during the evenings. What is a good time for you to talk? My skype is Max.frieder and my number is 3034831456.

Looking forward to being in contact!

Best,

Max [Max 2015]

 

How to cite a Newspaper in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a newspaper using the ACM citation style.

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Explorehealthcareers.org, 2015. Interprofessional Healthcare Education Means Better Patient Care | explorehealthcareers.org.

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Changes in healthcare such as scientific and technical advances have fostered interprofessionalism.  There has also been a realization that patients benefit from teams that mutually respect one another, effectively communicate, collaborate together and coordinate patient care. [Explorehealthcareers.org 2015]

 

How to cite a Podcast in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a podcast using the ACM citation style.

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ABC News, 2013. More Lean Democratic vs. Republican.

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The Republicans are represented of 41 percent of American voters while Democrats make up 47 percent of American voters. [ABC News 2013]

 

How to cite a Song in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a song using the ACM citation style.

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The Independent, 2014. Germany named best country in the world.

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""The annual Nation Brands Index produced by Anholt-GfK, which carried out more than 20,000 interviews across 20 countries.[...] [attempt] to reflect “global public opinion. Interviewers asked people to rank the 50 developed and developing countries listed based on twenty-three different attributes. Combined, these scores meant the countries could be ranked on the value which, according to Anholt-GfK, build up a nation’s image. Germany’s score gains in the areas of ‘honest and competent government’, ‘investment climate’, and ‘social equality’ are among the largest it achieved across all the aspects covered by the NBI 2014 survey. Germany appears to have benefited [...] by solidifying its perceived leadership in Europe through a robust economy and steady political stewardship"". [The Independent 2014]

 

How to cite The Bible in ACM style


Use the following template to cite The Bible using the ACM citation style.

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Australian Medical Association, 2014. State Government’s major health plan unveiled - Specialist services to be consolidated in hospitals.

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[Title Year Published]

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AMA(SA) president Dr Patricia Montanaro stressed that any changes need to be about quality. “What we don’t want is a reform shaped to fit the cuts, and sold to the community as improvements in our system,"" she said. [Australian Medical Association 2014]

 

How to cite a TV Show in ACM style


Use the following template to cite a TV Show using the ACM citation style.

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Andrews, H., 2015. Tourism and Violence. Google Books.

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In 2008 Liverpool was branded for the European capital of Culture, this is due to its past and the culture of which the city holds. Due to its maritime and musical heritage Liverpool has many tourist attractions which continued to be a draw for tourists during the ECoC award in 2008. The tourism prior to the ECoC year was healthy with a reported 57 million visitors in 2004. The award continued to rise visitor numbers which went from a reported 63 million to 75 million in 2008 with an increase of 6% in hotel occupancy. [Andrews 2015]