Batteries Referencing Guide
(updated May 2024)


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How to do citations in Batteries style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Batteries 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 Batteries.

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How do you cite a book in the Batteries 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 Batteries, here’s how

Here’s an example book citation in Batteries 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:
Batteries 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 Batteries looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Batteries format?

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

Here’s a Batteries 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 Batteries:
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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 Batteries 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 Batteries

Here’s an Batteries example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on May5, 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 May5, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Batteries in 2024

Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in Batteries

Here’s a Batteries citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on May5, 2024).
So how to cite a video Batteries?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on May5, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Batteries referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in Batteries, here’s how

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 Batteries.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Batteries 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 Batteries referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Batteries

An example song citation in Batteries.
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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 Batteries:
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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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