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

How do you cite a book in the Heredity referencing style? (2022 Guide)
A book citation in Heredity always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an exampleHere’s an example book citation in Heredity using placeholders:
Last Name FN (2000). Title, Edition (EFN Editor Last Name, Ed.). Publisher: City.
Heredity citation:
Angelou M (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed.n. Random House: New York.
How to reference a journal article in the Heredity citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Heredity format?
Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in HeredityHere’s a Heredity journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF (2000). Title. Container Volume: pages Used.
Petit C, Sieffermann J (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18: 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in Heredity 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 HeredityHere’s an Heredity example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF (2000). Title.
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.
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How to cite a YouTube video Heredity in 2022
Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in HeredityHere’s a Heredity citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube.
Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube.
How to cite a podcast using Heredity 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 HeredityIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Heredity.
Lastname F (2000). Title.
This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Heredity 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 HeredityAn example song citation in Heredity.
Lastname F (2000). Song Title.
The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun.
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