Lung Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Lung style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Lung 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 Lung.

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

Did you know there are over 2.5 million book titles published in 2021. If you find yourself trying to cite a book in Lung, here’s how

Here’s an example book citation in Lung using placeholders:
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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:
Lung citation:
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Angelou M (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York
And an in-text citation book citation in Lung looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Lung format?

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

Here’s a Lung journal citation example using placeholders:
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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 Lung:
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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: [1]


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

When listing Internet sources in your References or Works Cited, the most important thing to remember is that your goal is to make it easy for a reader to check and consult your sources. Here’s how to cite a website in Lung

Here’s an Lung example website reference:
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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:
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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. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Lung in 2024

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

Here’s a Lung citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName (2000) Title. In: YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024
So how to cite a video Lung?
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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: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Lung referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Lung

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 Lung.
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Lastname F (2000) Title
Podcast referencing example in Lung 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 Lung referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Lung is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in Lung.
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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 Lung:
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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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