Brain Sciences Referencing Guide

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How to do citations in Brain Sciences style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Brain Sciences 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 Sciences.

How do you cite a book in the Brain Sciences referencing style?

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 Brain Sciences

Here’s an example book citation in Brain Sciences using placeholders:

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:
Brain Sciences citation:

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 Brain Sciences looks like this: [1]

How to reference a journal article in the Brain Sciences citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Brain Sciences format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in Brain Sciences

Here’s a Brain Sciences journal citation example using placeholders:

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 Brain Sciences:

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]

How to cite a website in a paper in Brain Sciences style?

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in Brain Sciences

Here’s an Brain Sciences example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Jan.25, 2022).

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Jan.25, 2022).

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Brain Sciences

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 Brain Sciences

Here’s a Brain Sciences citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Jan.25, 2022).

So how to cite a video Brain Sciences?

Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Jan.25, 2022).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Brain Sciences referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Brain Sciences, all you need to do is the following

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 Sciences.

Lastname, F. Title 2000.

Podcast referencing example in Brain Sciences using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Brain Sciences referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Brain Sciences is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in Brain Sciences.

Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Brain Sciences:

The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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