Minerva Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

Last updated: Tue, Apr 16 2024 at 09:36am

How to do citations in Minerva style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Minerva 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 Minerva.

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How do you cite a book in the Minerva 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 Minerva

Here’s an example book citation in Minerva using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Minerva citation:

Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Minerva looks like this: (Angelou 1969)

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Minerva format?

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

Here’s a Minerva journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Container Volume. Journal Name: 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 Minerva:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18. Food Quality and Preference: 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 Minerva 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 Minerva

Here’s an Minerva example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. Title. Publisher. January1.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, Mark. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. November5.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Minerva 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 Minerva

Here’s a Minerva citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. January1.

So how to cite a video Minerva?

Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. June3.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Minerva referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in Minerva

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 Minerva.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Title. Publisher.

Podcast referencing example in Minerva using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio.

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 Minerva referencing style?

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Minerva

An example song citation in Minerva.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Minerva:

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)

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Minerva Referencing Guide (updated Apr 2024)

This is the Citationsy guide to Minerva 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 Minerva.