Popular OSA style Citation Examples

How to cite a Book in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, Title (Publisher, Year Published), p. Pages Used.

Example:

1. J.  Talmage and J.  Melhorn, A Physician's Guide To Return To Work, 2nd ed. (AMA Press, 2011).

In-text citation

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One of the unifying features of the guidelines is the use of a step based algorithm. Table X presents an example of one such algorithm.  [1]


How to cite a Journal in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" Publication Title Volume number, Pages Used (Year Published).

Example:

1.  Dictionary.com, ""the definition of resolving power,"" http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/resolving%20power.

In-text citation

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Example:

""the degree to which a lens or photographic emulsion is able to define the details of an image.""  [1]


How to cite Film or Movie in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Title (Publisher, Year Published).

Example:

1. N.  Lee and P.  Kotler, ""6.0: Marketing Mix� | Steps to Develop a Public Sector Marketing Plan and to Ensure that It Is a Compelling One | FT Press,"" http://www.ftpress.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1024764&seqNum=6.

In-text citation

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Example:

Place decisions relate to the means you plan to use to deliver your offer and the means that citizens have to access it,”  [1]


How to cite an Online image or video in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, Title (Year Published).

Example:

1. 2014 Research, 1st ed. (2015), p. 1.

In-text citation

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Example:

Online infringement has increased over time to 29%  [1]


How to cite a Website in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" http://Website-Url.

Example:

1.  BBC News, ""How 'embedded' reporters are handling the war,"" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2885179.stm.

In-text citation

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Example:

While the military sees propaganda as a weapon in itself, a journalist's role is to cut through the half-truths and report both sides of the story.  [1]


Additional OSA style Citation Examples

How to cite a Blog in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" Publication Title (Year Published).

Example:

1.  Legislation.gov.uk, ""Children and Adoption Act 2006,"" http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/20/introduction.

In-text citation

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Example:

to make provision as regards family assistance orders; to make provision about risk assessments; to make provision as regards adoptions with a foreign element; and for connected purposes.  [1]


How to cite a Court case in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Title (Year Published), Vol. Volume number, p. Pages Used.

Example:

1. A.  Geczy, Fashion And Orientalism (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013), p. 160.

In-text citation

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Example:

'...the beige suede coat with tassels going down each arm and across the back.'  [1]


How to cite a Dictionary entry in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" Publication Title Pages Used (Year Published).

Example:

1. J.  Batchelor, (2015).

In-text citation

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Example:

""We've been relying on SpeedTree for our own game development since 2007 and are using it for numerous projects today,"" said Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.  [1]


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


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, Title (Publisher, Year Published), p. Pages Used.

Example:

1.  Attorney-General's Department, A Strategic Framework For Access To Justice Demand In The Federal Civil Justice System (Australian Government, 2015), p. 30.

In-text citation

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Example:

Courts have a role in resolving the most complex and entrenched disputes, and those where the amounts or issues at stake are significant and justify the high cost of litigation.  [1]


How to cite an Edited book in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, Title (Publisher, Year Published), p. Pages Used.

Example:

1.  Wikipedia, ""Photosynthesis,"" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis.

In-text citation

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Example:

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the Sun, into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organisms' activities  [1]


How to cite an Email in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, personal communication (Year Published).

Example:

1. J.  Conley and A.  McLaren, ""Car Troubles,"" http://sites.tufts.edu/carscultureplace2010/files/2010/09/McLean_Car-Troubles_Chap-3.pdf.

In-text citation

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This article focused on how advertisements try to create an identity for their products. A common identity that is used is the western mythology, in an attempt to make people associate the product with America.  [1]


How to cite an Encyclopedia article in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" Publication Title Pages Used (Year Published).

Example:

1.  Study.com, ""Positive Reinforcement: Definition, Examples & Quiz | Study.com,"" http://study.com/academy/lesson/positive-reinforcement-definition-examples-quiz.html.

In-text citation

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Example:

Positive reinforcement is the most effective when it takes place immediately after a behavior. This means that the shorter the amount of time between a behavior and a reward, the stronger the connection between the two will be.  [1]


How to cite an Interview in OSA style


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

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" (Year Published).

Example:

1. D.  Getz, ""Destination Planning and Marketing,"" in Event Management And Event Tourism, D.  Getz, ed., 2nd ed. (Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2005), pp. 129-162.

In-text citation

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destinations want to leverage events for broader and longer term benefits by generating nontourism benefits, promoting the destination and developing a permanent legacy  [1]


How to cite a Magazine in OSA style


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

Reference List

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1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" Publication Title Pages Used (Year Published).

Example:

1. C.  Lury, Consumer Culture (Rutgers University Press, 2011), pp. p.80-81, p.185.

In-text citation

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Example:

‘However, it Is important to point out that not all women have been able to take part in the pleasures associated with consumption in the same way. Black women, For example, have often been excluded from the relations of looking outlined above. So, for example, Jane Gaines (1988) points out that while some groups have historically had the licence to ‘look’ openly, other groups, such as black people, have only been able to  look illicitly’ – Lury, Celia (P.154)  [1]


How to cite a Newspaper in OSA style


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

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" Publication Title (Year Published).

Example:

1. A.  Colquhoun, Modern Architecture (Oxford University Press, 2002).

In-text citation

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Example:

“contemporary”.  [1]


How to cite a Podcast in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, ""Title,"" http://Website-Url.

Example:

1. (2015).

In-text citation

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Example:

the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority  [1]


How to cite a Song in OSA style


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

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Template:

1. Author Initial.  Author Surname, Title (Publisher, Year Published).

Example:

1. A.  Content Reignite, ""Taking an alternative view of development: how collaboration from within can help build a sustainable sanitation infrastructure for the residents of Bambui, Cameroon,"" http://reignite.org.uk/taking-an-alternative-view-of-development-how-collaboration-from-within-can-help-build-a-sustainable-sanitation-infrastructure-for-the-residents-of-bambui-cameroon/.

In-text citation

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29000 sq km is equipped for irrigation out of an area that is 475000 sq km  [1]


How to cite The Bible in OSA style


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

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Template:

1.  Title, (Publisher, Year Published), p. Pages Used.

Example:

1. R.  Morris, M.  TenEyck, J.  Barnes and T.  Kovandzic, ""The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Crime: Evidence from State Panel Data, 1990-2006,"" PLoS ONE 9, e92816 (2014).

In-text citation

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FINDINGS:
Results did not indicate a crime exacerbating effect of MML on any of the Part I offenses. Alternatively, state MML may be correlated with a reduction in homicide and assault rates, net of other covariates.
CONCLUSIONS:
These findings run counter to arguments suggesting the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes poses a danger to public health in terms of exposure to violent crime and property crimes.  [1]


How to cite a TV Show in OSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

1. ""Title,"" (Year Published).

Example:

1. B.  Ott and R.  Mack, Critical Media Studies, 1st ed. (2010).

In-text citation

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As propose by television scholar John Fiske, polysemy refers to the relative openness of media texts to multiple interpretations  [1]