Gene Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)

Last updated: Tue, May 30 2023 at 09:36am

How to do citations in Gene style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Gene 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 Gene.

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

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

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

Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.

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

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

And an in-text citation book citation in Gene looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Gene format?

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

Here’s a Gene journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title. Container 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 Gene:

Petit, C., Sieffermann, J., 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18, 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)

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How to cite a website in a paper in Gene style?

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Gene, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Gene example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 6.1.2023).

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

Tran, M., 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 6.1.2023).

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Gene in 2023

Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in Gene

Here’s a Gene citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 6.1.2023).

So how to cite a video Gene?

Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 6.1.2023).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Gene referencing style

Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in Gene

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 Gene.

Lastname, F., 2000. Title.

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

This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Gene 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 Gene

An example song citation in Gene.

Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.

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

The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Gene Referencing Guide (updated Jun 2023)

This is the Citationsy guide to Gene 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 Gene.