CHIMIA Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in CHIMIA style?

This is the Citationsy guide to CHIMIA 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 CHIMIA.

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How do you cite a book in the CHIMIA 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 CHIMIA

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in CHIMIA format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in CHIMIA? Here’s how

Here’s a CHIMIA journal citation example using placeholders:
[1]
Author1 LastnameA. F., Author3 LastnameA. F., Container 2000, Volume, DOI: 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 CHIMIA:
[1]
C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, 2007, 18, DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in CHIMIA

Here’s an CHIMIA example website reference:
[1]
Title, https://www.example.com, accessed April19, 2024.
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
[1]
Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083, accessed April19, 2024.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video CHIMIA in 2024

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in CHIMIA, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

Here’s a CHIMIA citation YouTube video example:
[1]
Title, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX, accessed April19, 2024.
So how to cite a video CHIMIA?
[1]
Pizza Clip — Inside Out, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ, accessed April19, 2024.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using CHIMIA referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in CHIMIA, this is what you’ll need

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 CHIMIA.
[1]
F. Lastname, 2000.
Podcast referencing example in CHIMIA using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life, 2018.
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 CHIMIA referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in CHIMIA

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


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