Gene Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in Gene style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Gene citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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.

How do you cite a book in the Gene referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in GeneHere’s an example book citation in Gene using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.
Gene citation:
Angelou, M., 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. Random House, New York.
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 GeneHere’s a Gene journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title. Container Volume, pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
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
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 guideHere’s an Gene example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 5.23.2022).
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 5.23.2022).
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How to cite a YouTube video Gene in 2022
Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in GeneHere’s a Gene citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 5.23.2022).
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 5.23.2022).
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 GeneIt 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.
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
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 GeneAn example song citation in Gene.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
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