Genes Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)
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How to do citations in Genes style?
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This is the Citationsy guide to Genes citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Genes 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 GenesHere’s an example book citation in Genes using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
Genes citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.
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How to reference a journal article in the Genes citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Genes format?
An Genes citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s howHere’s a Genes journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 18, 161-172.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Genes 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 Genes, follow this simple guideHere’s an Genes example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Jun.1, 2023).
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 Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Jun.1, 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video Genes in 2023
Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in GenesHere’s a Genes citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Jun.1, 2023).
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Jun.1, 2023).
How to cite a podcast using Genes referencing style
Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in GenesIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Genes.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Genes referencing style?
Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in GenesAn example song citation in Genes.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.
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