Chest Referencing Guide
(updated Dec 2023)

Last updated: Thu, Dec 07 2023 at 09:36am

How to do citations in Chest style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Chest 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 Chest.

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How do you cite a book in the Chest 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 Chest

Here’s an example book citation in Chest using placeholders:

Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Chest citation:

Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in Chest looks like this: ¹

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Chest format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in Chest? Here’s how

Here’s a Chest journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet] 2000 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Volume(Issue):pages Used. Available from: URL

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 Chest:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet] 2007 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];18(1):161-172. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

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

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How to cite a website in a paper in Chest 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 Chest

Here’s an Chest example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Available from: https://www.example.com

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 [Internet]. 2008 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

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

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How to cite a YouTube video Chest in 2023

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 Chest

Here’s a Chest citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Chest?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

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

How to cite a podcast using Chest referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Chest, 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 Chest.

Lastname F. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Available from: http://www.example.com

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

This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2023 Dec. 9];Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women

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 Chest 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 Chest

An example song citation in Chest.

Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Dec. 9]. Available from: http://www.example.com

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

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. 1969 [cited 2023 Dec. 9]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

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

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Chest Referencing Guide (updated Dec 2023)

This is the Citationsy guide to Chest 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 Chest.