Inventions Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Inventions style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Inventions 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 Inventions.

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How do you cite a book in the Inventions referencing style? (2024 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 Inventions

Here’s an example book citation in Inventions using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Inventions citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.
And an in-text citation book citation in Inventions looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Inventions citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Inventions 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 Inventions

Here’s a Inventions journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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 Inventions:
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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.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Inventions style?

When listing Internet sources in your References or Works Cited, the most important thing to remember is that your goal is to make it easy for a reader to check and consult your sources. Here’s how to cite a website in Inventions

Here’s an Inventions example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Mar.29, 2024).
To reference the article located at this link:
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 Mar.29, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Inventions in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Inventions

Here’s a Inventions citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Mar.29, 2024).
So how to cite a video Inventions?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Mar.29, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Inventions referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Inventions

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 Inventions.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Inventions using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
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 Inventions referencing style?

Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in Inventions. This is all you need

An example song citation in Inventions.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Inventions:
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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