Popular ASCE style Citation Examples

How to cite a Book in ASCE style


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

Reference List

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

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

Example:

Wearstler, K., and Bogart, J. (2004). Modern glamour. Regan Books, New York.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Living without color is like living without love. (Wearstler and Bogart 2004)


How to cite a Journal in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Publication Title, Volume number(Issue number), Pages Used.

Example:

Johnston, L. (2014). 'HOW AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH EXPANDED THE CLIMATE CHANGE DIALOGUE AND REIGNITED AN ETHICAL PURPOSE IN THE UNITED STATES'. 1 - 160.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Yes.  I read all 160-freakin'-pages. (Johnston 2014)


How to cite Film or Movie in ASCE style


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

Reference List

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Title. (Year Published). Publisher, City.

Example:

Home Truths. (1998). BBC, Bruce Batten, Northern Ireland.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Title Year Published)

Example:

There is a shadow left over this case.

Iain Gordan was charged with crime in March 1953 which was initially supported with public opinion.

One of Northern Ireland's biggest unsolved crimes

He found the body face up among the trees at 1.30am and the village Constable lifted the body over to the lane were the family solicitor and friend; Malcolm Davidson drawn up his car. The body was stiff and they struggled to get body into car.

Once again Desmond, i must stress that i know nothing that can be of any real importance.

If you don't confess then all your past sexual life will come out and it will kill your mother.

Gordan was physically and mentally shattered.

It was like a game of charade. (Home Truths 1998)


How to cite an Online image or video in ASCE style


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

Reference List

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

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

Example:

National institutes of health,. (n.d.). Structure of skeletal muscle.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Fig 5 (National institutes of health n.d.)


How to cite a Website in ASCE style


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

Reference List

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. <http://Website URL> (Oct. 10, 2013).

Example:

Teachengineering.org,. (2014). 'Naturally Disastrous - Lesson - www.TeachEngineering.org'. <http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_natdis/cub_natdis_lesson01.xml> (Jun. 15, 2014).

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Engineers create devices such as tiltmeters to monitor mountains so that nearby inhabitants can be warned of impending eruptions. (Teachengineering.org 2014)


Additional ASCE style Citation Examples

How to cite a Blog in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Publication Title.

Example:

Marturet, M. (2014). '10 Ways music benefits children'. She Knows.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

""Further research has shown that participation in music at an early age can help improve a child's learning ability and memory by stimulating different patterns of brain development,"" (Marturet 2014)


How to cite a Court case in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Title. (Year Published). Document Title/Name, Pages Used.

Example:

Molycorp, Inc. v. USEPA. (1999). 197 F.3d 543.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Title Year Published)

Example:

In 1989, the EPA addressed the Bevill status of processing wastes and determined by rule that a specific mineral processing waste would be exempt only if it met ""high volume"" and ""low hazard"" criteria. (Molycorp, Inc. v. USEPA 1999)


How to cite a Dictionary entry in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Publication Title, Publisher, City.

Example:

(2014). .

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

A periodical containing comic strips, intended chiefly for children (2014)


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


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

Reference List

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

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

Example:

State of the road. (2012). Brisbane, 1.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Failure to wear a seat belt is one of the 
leading causes of road crash death. 
You are 10 times more likely to be killed in a 
road crash if you are not wearing a seat 
belt. (State of the road 2012)


How to cite an Edited book in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

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

Example:

Fischer-Lichte, E. (2005). Theatre, Sacrifice, Ritual. Routledge, New York, 97-121.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

inclusion in the action was intended to establish a bond between the actors and the spectators so that the theatrical event turned into a 'real' social event.""

""collective identity to shape in, or to grow out of, the threshold phase represented by the spectacles,"" and ""would emerge through the process of participation.""

, ""the revolution was over . Everyday life had to begin anew. Revolutionary times are liminal times - times in which society undergoes substantial changes and decisive transformation."" (Fischer-Lichte 2005)


How to cite an Email in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

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

Example:

Spaven, A. (2014). 'Questions and research for report - Application'.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Spoke to by telephone as well. (Spaven 2014)


How to cite an Encyclopedia article in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Publication Title, Publisher, City.

Example:

Nazareth, P. (2013). 'Chinua Achebe'. World Book A-1, World Book, Inc., Chicago.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian author best known for the novels that explore the psychological and social impact of Western colonialism on traditional African societies. (Nazareth 2013)


How to cite an Interview in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Location.

Example:

'Monarto Zoo'. (2014). .

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

in terms of space Monarto Zoo is biggest in Australasia ('Monarto Zoo' 2014)


How to cite a Magazine in ASCE style


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

Reference List

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Publication Title, (Issue number), Pages Used.

Example:

Schawbel, D. (2012). 'How Recruiters Use Social Networks to make Hiring Decisions Now'. Time.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

fully utilize LinkedIn in your job search. It’s essential to have to have a flawless (and completely filled-out) profile so that recruiters take you seriously. (Schawbel 2012)


How to cite a Newspaper in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

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

Example:

Schmidt, R., and Bjork, R. (1992). 'New Conceptualiztion of Practice'. Pschological Science, 207-217.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Typical training procedures are from optimal. Evidence from post training performance in either the long term or in related tasks in an altered context. (Schmidt and Bjork 1992)


How to cite a Podcast in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). 'Title'. Publication Title, <http://Website URL> (Oct. 10, 2013).

Example:

Johng48,. (n.d.). (Jan. 1, 2014).

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

I'm seeking weblogs which all have fantastic guidance on what's popular and specifically what the top rated makeup is.. dggfecdfbkgg (Johng48 n.d.)


How to cite a Song in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

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

Example:

Mercury, F. (1975). Bohemian Rhapsody.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname Year Published)

Example:

Open your eyes,
Look up to cite and see, (Mercury 1975)


How to cite The Bible in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Title,. (Year Published). Publisher, City, Pages Used.

Example:

The Bible,. (1999). Fireside Bible Publishers, London, England, One page used.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Title Year Published)

Example:

(Matthew 13: 31-32) (The Bible 1999)


How to cite a TV Show in ASCE style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Title'. (Year Published). Broadcaster, Channel number.

Example:

'Lateline'. (2003). ABC.

In-text citation

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Template:

('Title' Year Published)

Example:

Andrew Strauss runs a photographic store next door to the injecting centre and claims the facility is attracting an increasing number of drug users to the area. ('Lateline' 2003)