Chest Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in Chest style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Chest citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Chest citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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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 ChestHere’s an example book citation in Chest using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
Chest citation:
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Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
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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 howHere’s a Chest journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet] 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Volume(Issue):pages Used. Available from: URL
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Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet] 2007 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];18(1):161-172. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
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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 ChestHere’s an Chest example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Available from: https://www.example.com
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. 2008 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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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 ChestHere’s a Chest citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Chest referencing style
To cite a podcast episode in Chest, all you need to do is the followingIt 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.
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Lastname F. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Available from: http://www.example.com
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This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2023 Jun. 10];Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
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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 ChestAn example song citation in Chest.
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Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 10]. Available from: http://www.example.com
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. 1969 [cited 2023 Jun. 10]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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