How to Cite a Video/Online Media in CSE Name-Year
Aprende el formato exacto con ejemplos, citas en texto y errores comunes a evitar.
Formato de cita
Plantilla básica
Creator. Year. Title [video]. Place: Publisher; [cited date]. Available from: URL
Componentes de la cita
Author(s)
Invert each name and write initials with no periods or spaces (Smith JD). List up to 10 authors, then et al.
Year
Place the year immediately after the author, followed by a period.
Title
Use sentence case: capitalize only the first word and proper nouns. Titles are not italicized.
Source Details
Give the journal (abbreviation allowed) or publisher, then the locator as Volume(Issue):pages with no spaces.
Ejemplo real
Fuente de ejemplo
Smith, John David
2024
Photosynthesis explained
[video]
YouTube
https://youtu.be/example
Cita formateada
Smith JD. 2024. Photosynthesis explained [video]. San Francisco (CA): YouTube; [cited 2026 Jul 11]. Available from: https://youtu.be/example
Cita en texto
(Smith 2024)
(Author Year) with no comma; (Author and Author Year) for two authors; (Author et al. Year) for three or more
Errores comunes
Incorrecto:
Smith, J. D. 2024. Effects of sleep on memory. J Neurosci. 44(3):211-220.
Correcto:
Smith JD. 2024. Effects of sleep on memory. J Neurosci. 44(3):211-220.
Por qué: CSE initials carry no periods or spaces and follow the surname directly.
Incorrecto:
(Smith, 2024)
Correcto:
(Smith 2024)
Por qué: The name-year system uses no comma between the author and the year in the text.
Incorrecto:
Smith JD. 2024. Effects of Sleep on Memory. J Neurosci. 44(3):211-220.
Correcto:
Smith JD. 2024. Effects of sleep on memory. J Neurosci. 44(3):211-220.
Por qué: Article and chapter titles use sentence case, not title case, and are not italicized.
Preguntas frecuentes
How do I format a video/online media in CSE name-year style? ▼
Follow the template above: author with periodless initials, the year, a sentence-case title, and the source details. The end references are listed alphabetically by author surname.
How do CSE in-text citations work? ▼
Use the author surname and year with no comma between them: (Smith 2024). For two authors use (Smith and Jones 2024); for three or more use (Smith et al. 2024).
Does CSE italicize titles? ▼
The name-year system does not italicize journal, book, or article titles. Keep the whole reference in plain roman type.
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