Genetica Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Genetica style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Genetica 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 Genetica.

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

A book citation in Genetica always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Genetica using placeholders:
Last Name FN (2000) Title, Edition. 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:
Genetica citation:
Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st edn.. Random House, New York
And an in-text citation book citation in Genetica looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Genetica format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Genetica citation format.

Here’s a Genetica journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (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 Genetica:
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 Genetica style?

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Genetica, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Genetica example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000) Title. https://www.example.com. Accessed 25 Apr. 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. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Genetica in 2024

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Genetica

Here’s a Genetica citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video Genetica?
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Genetica referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Genetica, 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 Genetica.
Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in Genetica 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 Genetica referencing style?

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

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


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