NFS Journal Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in NFS Journal style?

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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 NFS Journal.

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How do you cite a book in the NFS Journal 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 NFS Journal

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


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How to reference a journal article in the NFS Journal citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in NFS Journal format?

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

Here’s a NFS Journal journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., Title, Container. Volume (2000) 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 NFS Journal:
[1]
C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18 (2007) 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 NFS Journal 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 NFS Journal

Here’s an NFS Journal example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed April 19, 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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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, (2008). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed April 19, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video NFS Journal in 2024

You can find short videos and how-to videos from a wide range of professionals on YouTube. As a result, you may need to know how to mention a video or YouTube in your research assignment or paper. Here’s how to do it in NFS Journal

Here’s a NFS Journal citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 19, 2024).
So how to cite a video NFS Journal?
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 19, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using NFS Journal referencing style

Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in NFS Journal

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 NFS Journal.
[1]
F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed April 19, 2024).
Podcast referencing example in NFS Journal using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed April 19, 2024).
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 NFS Journal referencing style?

Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in NFS Journal

An example song citation in NFS Journal.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed April 19, 2024).
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in NFS Journal:
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed April 19, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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