Genes Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)

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 Genes

Here’s an example book citation in Genes using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Genes citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Genes looks like this: [1]


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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 how

Here’s a Genes journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Genes: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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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 guide

Here’s an Genes example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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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 Genes

Here’s a Genes citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Genes? And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

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 Genes

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

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