Heart Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

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

Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in Heart? This is how.

Here’s an example book citation in Heart using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Heart citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Heart looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Heart format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Heart is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a Heart journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Heart: