AINS Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in AINS style?
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This is the Citationsy guide to AINS citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the AINS referencing style? (2023 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in AINSHere’s an example book citation in AINS using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher, 2000
AINS citation:
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Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969
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How to reference a journal article in the AINS citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in AINS format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in AINSHere’s a AINS journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000; Volume: pages Used Im Internet: URL
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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 Im Internet: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
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How to cite a website in a paper in AINS style?
I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in AINS? Here’s a simple guide on how to do itHere’s an AINS example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. 2000; Im Internet: https://www.example.com
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. 2008; Im Internet: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video AINS in 2023
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 AINSHere’s a AINS citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title. YouTube 2000; Im Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube 2015; Im Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using AINS 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 AINSIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in AINS.
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Lastname F. Title. 2000; Im Internet: http://www.example.com
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. 2018; Im Internet: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using AINS referencing style?
Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in AINSAn example song citation in AINS.
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Lastname F. Song Title. 2000 Im Internet: http://www.example.com
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969 Im Internet: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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