Chem Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Chem style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Chem 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 Chem.

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

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Chem

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Chem citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Chem format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Chem, follow this example

Here’s a Chem journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. Container Volume, pages Used.
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 Chem:
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Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1


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How to cite a website in a paper in Chem style?

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Chem to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an Chem example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. https://www.example.com.
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. (2008). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1

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How to cite a YouTube video Chem in 2024

To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to Chem, all you need it the following

Here’s a Chem citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
So how to cite a video Chem?
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Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: 1

How to cite a podcast using Chem referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in Chem

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 Chem.
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Lastname, F. (2000). Title.
Podcast referencing example in Chem using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1

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

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in Chem

An example song citation in Chem.
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Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Chem:
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The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun.
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1


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