Brain Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Brain 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 Brain.
How to do citations in Brain style?

How do you cite a book in the Brain referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Brain using placeholders:Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000
Brain citation:
Rowling JK. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc; 1997
How to reference a journal article in the Brain citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Brain format?
Here’s a Brain journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000; Volume: pages Used.
Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007; 18: 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in Brain style?
Here’s an Brain example website reference:Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. 2000[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: https://www.example.com
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. 2008[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video Brain
Here’s a Brain citation YouTube video example:ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube 2000[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube 2015[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Brain referencing style
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 Brain.
Lastname F. Title [Internet]. 2000[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: http://www.example.com
This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. 2018[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Brain referencing style?
An example song citation in Brain.Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. 2000[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: http://www.example.com
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. 1969[cited 2021 Apr. 11] Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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