Minerals Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Minerals style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Minerals 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 Minerals.

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

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Minerals

Here’s an example book citation in Minerals using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Minerals citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.
And an in-text citation book citation in Minerals looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Minerals format?

Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Minerals, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Minerals journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, 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 Minerals:
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 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 Minerals style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Minerals this is what you need

Here’s an Minerals example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Apr.25, 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. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Apr.25, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Minerals in 2024

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Minerals

Here’s a Minerals citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Apr.25, 2024).
So how to cite a video Minerals?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Apr.25, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Minerals referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Minerals, all you need to do is the following

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 Minerals.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Minerals using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life 640: Five Women 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 Minerals referencing style?

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in Minerals

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


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