Animal Gene Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Animal Gene style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Animal Gene citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Animal Gene.

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How do you cite a book in the Animal Gene referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Are you writing a research paper and want to include the works you found in a book? Here’s a simple guide to do it in Animal Gene:

Here’s an example book citation in Animal Gene using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Animal Gene citation:
Angelou, M., 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in Animal Gene looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Animal Gene citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Animal Gene format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the Animal Gene formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Animal Gene journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title. Container Volume, pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Animal Gene:
Petit, C., Sieffermann, J., 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18, 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Animal Gene style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Animal Gene

Here’s an Animal Gene example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 4.19.2024).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M., 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 4.19.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Animal Gene in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Animal Gene

Here’s a Animal Gene citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 4.19.2024).
So how to cite a video Animal Gene?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 4.19.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Animal Gene referencing style

Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in Animal Gene

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Animal Gene.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Animal Gene using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Animal Gene referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Animal Gene

An example song citation in Animal Gene.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Animal Gene:
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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