Bone Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)
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How to do citations in Bone style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Bone citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Bone citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Bone referencing style? (2023 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 BoneHere’s an example book citation in Bone using placeholders:
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F.N. Last Name, Title, Edition, Publisher, City, 2000.
Bone citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed., Random House, New York, 1969.
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How to reference a journal article in the Bone citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Bone format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in BoneHere’s a Bone 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.
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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.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Bone style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Bone. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an Bone example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., Title, (2000). https://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
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 October 3, 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video Bone in 2023
Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Bone? Here’s howHere’s a Bone citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title, YouTube. (2000). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed October 3, 2023).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube. (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed October 3, 2023).
How to cite a podcast using Bone referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in BoneIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Bone.
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F. Lastname, Title, (2000). http://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women, (2018). https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed October 3, 2023).
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Bone referencing style?
Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in BoneAn example song citation in Bone.
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F. Lastname, Song Title, 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
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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 October 3, 2023).
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