Popular GSA style Citation Examples

How to cite a Book in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Mader, S., and Windelspecht, M., 2012, Essentials of biology: Appalachian State University, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

About 8% of Caucasian men have red-green colorblindness. Most of them see brighter greens as tans, olive greens as browns, and reds as reddish-browns. A few cannot tell reds from greens at all; they see only yellows, blues, blacks, whites, and grays. (Mader and Windelspecht, 2012)


How to cite a Journal in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

Author Surname, A., Year Published, Title: Publication Title, v. Volume number, p. Pages Used, doi: DOI Number.

Example:

Trophy, P., 1963, West Side Story- Opera & Lyric Drama: Philipbrophy.com,.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

This source is particularly helpful since it includes descriptions of analysis for the tracks in the soundtrack. (Trophy, 1963)


How to cite Film or Movie in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

Title, Year Published, City, Publisher.

Example:

Williams, E., 1961, Capitalism & slavery: New York, Russell & Russell.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Title, Year Published)

Example:

when slavery is adopted, it is not adopted as the choice over free labour (Williams, 1961)


How to cite an Online image or video in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Acma.gov.au, 2014, Introduction to the ACMA:.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is the independent statutory authority tasked with ensuring most elements of Australia's media and communications legislation1, related regulations, and numerous derived standards and codes of practice operate effectively and efficiently, and in the public interest. (Acma.gov.au, 2014)


How to cite a Website in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Wang, K., 2015, Cosplay in China: Popular culture and youth community:.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

MA Thesis). Retrieved from Lund University Master's thesis database,2010 (Wang, 2015)


Additional GSA style Citation Examples

How to cite a Blog in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Google.co.uk, 2015, Google:.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

An Information System (IS) is a system composed of people and computers that processes or interprets information. The term is also sometimes used in more restricted senses to refer to only the software used to run a computerized database or to refer to only a computer system. (Google.co.uk, 2015)


How to cite a Court case in GSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

Title, Year Published,.

Example:

Juniper, T., 2012, We must put a price on nature if we are going to save it  | Tony Juniper: the Guardian,.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Title, Year Published)

Example:

Rarely will the money to be made by protecting nature match the money to be made by destroying it. Nature offers low rates of return by comparison to other investments. If we allow the discussion to shift from values to value – from love to greed – we cede the natural world to the forces wrecking it. (Juniper, 2012)


How to cite a Dictionary entry in GSA style


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

Reference List

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Template:

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

Example:

Dallesasse, s., and Kluck, A., 2013, body Image 10(2013) 309-315: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144513000284,.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

Using this procedure to summarize the ratings for analyses, we categorized 9 out of 74 (12.2%) PMCMs as not muscular, 55 (74.3%) as somewhat muscular, and 10 (13.5%) as very muscular on Labre's muscularity scale. We used the same procedure with the BIG-O and found that the ratings together resulted in categorizing 21 out of 74 (28.4%) PMCMs as not muscular, 50 (67.6%) as somewhat muscular, and 3 (4.1%) as very muscular. 
 Coders classified most of the PMCMs as either somewhat or very muscular (approximately 70–88%) and as exhibiting low or medium levels of body fat (approximately 91–95%). (Dallesasse and Kluck, 2013)


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


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Williams, E., 1961, Capitalism & slavery: New York, Russell & Russell.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

when slavery is adopted, it is not adopted as the choice over free labour (Williams, 1961)


How to cite an Edited book in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Lister, G., 1999, Hopes and fears for the future of health: A European scenario for health and care in 2022:.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

healthcare and health treatments will be next world’s largest industry in 2022, driven by ageing population who are active in healthcare (Lister, 1999)


How to cite an Email in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Lister, G., 1999, Hopes and fears for the future of health: A European scenario for health and care in 2022:.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

healthcare and health treatments will be next world’s largest industry in 2022, driven by ageing population who are active in healthcare (Lister, 1999)


How to cite an Encyclopedia article in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Lister, G., 1999, Hopes and fears for the future of health: A European scenario for health and care in 2022:.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

healthcare and health treatments will be next world’s largest industry in 2022, driven by ageing population who are active in healthcare (Lister, 1999)


How to cite an Interview in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

De Silva, 2009,.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

A value is a measure of the worth or importance a person attaches to something; our values are often reflected in the way we live our lives (De Silva, 2009)


How to cite a Magazine in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Trophy, P., 1963, West Side Story- Opera & Lyric Drama: Philipbrophy.com,.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

This source is particularly helpful since it includes descriptions of analysis for the tracks in the soundtrack. (Trophy, 1963)


How to cite a Newspaper in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Acma.gov.au, 2014, Introduction to the ACMA:.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is the independent statutory authority tasked with ensuring most elements of Australia's media and communications legislation1, related regulations, and numerous derived standards and codes of practice operate effectively and efficiently, and in the public interest. (Acma.gov.au, 2014)


How to cite a Podcast in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

The Social Workplace, 2011, The Ethos of the Internet and a Culture of Innovation:.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

""The Internet isn’t really a technology. It’s a belief system, a philosophy. (..) And it’s a philosophy that has begun to change how we think about creativity itself"" and
“The ethos of the Internet is that everyone should have the freedom to connect, to innovate, to program, without asking permission.” (The Social Workplace, 2011)


How to cite a Song in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

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

Example:

Acma.gov.au, 2014, Introduction to the ACMA:.

In-text citation

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

Template:

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example:

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is the independent statutory authority tasked with ensuring most elements of Australia's media and communications legislation1, related regulations, and numerous derived standards and codes of practice operate effectively and efficiently, and in the public interest. (Acma.gov.au, 2014)


How to cite The Bible in GSA style


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

Reference List

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Title, Year Published, City, Publisher.

Example:

Spicer, H., 2015, The Impact of the Recession on Eating Out - Mintel:.

In-text citation

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Template:

(Title, Year Published)

Example:

Eating out is no longer a luxury, but an established habit driven by convenience and the growing variety of meals and venues on offer. (Spicer, 2015)


How to cite a TV Show in GSA style


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

Reference List

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

Template:

Title, Year Published,.

Example:

Mader, S., and Windelspecht, M., 2012, Essentials of biology: Appalachian State University, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

In-text citation

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

Template:

('Title', Year Published)

Example:

About 8% of Caucasian men have red-green colorblindness. Most of them see brighter greens as tans, olive greens as browns, and reds as reddish-browns. A few cannot tell reds from greens at all; they see only yellows, blues, blacks, whites, and grays. (Mader and Windelspecht, 2012)