Fuel Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)


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How to do citations in Fuel style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Fuel 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 Fuel.

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How do you cite a book in the Fuel referencing style? (2023 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Fuel

Here’s an example book citation in Fuel using placeholders:
[1]
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:
Fuel citation:
[1]
Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Fuel looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Fuel format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Fuel, follow this example

Here’s a Fuel journal citation example using placeholders:
[1]
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000;Volume:pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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 Fuel:
[1]
Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 2007;18:161-72. https://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 Fuel style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Fuel

Here’s an Fuel example website reference:
[1]
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title 2000. https://www.example.com (accessed October 3, 2023).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
[1]
Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed October 3, 2023).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Fuel in 2023

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Fuel

Here’s a Fuel citation YouTube video example:
[1]
ChannelName. Title. YouTube 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed October 3, 2023).
So how to cite a video Fuel?
[1]
Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed October 3, 2023).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Fuel 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 Fuel

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 Fuel.
[1]
Lastname F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Fuel using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life. 640: Five Women 2018.
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 Fuel referencing style?

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

An example song citation in Fuel.
[1]
Lastname F. Song Title. 2000.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Fuel:
[1]
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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