Bone Reports Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)


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How to do citations in Bone Reports style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Bone Reports 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 Bone Reports.

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How do you cite a book in the Bone Reports referencing style? (2023 Guide)

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in Bone Reports.

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Bone Reports citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Bone Reports format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Bone Reports is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

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

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Bone Reports to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an Bone Reports example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 9.24.2023).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M., 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 9.24.2023).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Bone Reports in 2023

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Bone Reports? Here’s how

Here’s a Bone Reports citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 9.24.2023).
So how to cite a video Bone Reports?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 9.24.2023).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Bone Reports 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 Bone Reports

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 Bone Reports.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Bone Reports using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
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 Bone Reports referencing style?

Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in Bone Reports. This is all you need

An example song citation in Bone Reports.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Bone Reports:
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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