Fly Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in Fly style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Fly citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Fly citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Fly 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 FlyHere’s an example book citation in Fly using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
Fly 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 Fly citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Fly format?
Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Fly citation format.Here’s a Fly journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet] 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]; Volume: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. 8]; 18:161-72. 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 Fly style?
I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in Fly? Here’s a simple guide on how to do itHere’s an Fly example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]; 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. 8]; Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video Fly in 2023
Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in FlyHere’s a Fly citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube2015 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Fly referencing style
A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in FlyIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Fly.
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Lastname F. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]; Available from: http://www.example.com
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This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]; Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Fly referencing style?
Are you into rock, pop, heavy metal, hip hop, jazz, electronic, or classical music and would like to cite or reference one of your favourite songs? Here’s how to do it in FlyAn example song citation in Fly.
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Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]. Available from: http://www.example.com
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. 1969 [cited 2023 Jun. 8]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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