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

How do you cite a book in the Ibis referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in IbisHere’s an example book citation in Ibis using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N. 2000. Title, Edition (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, ed.). Publisher, City.
Ibis 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 Ibis citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Ibis format?
Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in Ibis, follow these easy stepsHere’s a Ibis journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. 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 Ibis style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Ibis to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an Ibis example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. 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 Ibis 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 IbisHere’s a Ibis citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. Title.
Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out.
How to cite a podcast using Ibis referencing style
A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in IbisIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Ibis.
Lastname, F. 2000. Title.
This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Ibis referencing style?
Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in IbisAn example song citation in Ibis.
Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title.
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun.
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