Icarus Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Icarus 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 Icarus.
How to do citations in Icarus style?

How do you cite a book in the Icarus referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Icarus using placeholders:Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. ed. Publisher, City.
Icarus citation:
Rowling, J.K., 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.
How to reference a journal article in the Icarus citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Icarus format?
Here’s a Icarus 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 Icarus style?
Here’s an Icarus example website reference:Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 4.14.2021).
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 4.14.2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video Icarus
Here’s a Icarus citation YouTube video example:ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 4.14.2021).
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 4.14.2021).
How to cite a podcast using Icarus referencing style
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 Icarus.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Icarus referencing style?
An example song citation in Icarus.Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
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