InVisu Referencing Guide
(updated Nov 2023)

Last updated: Sun, Nov 26 2023 at 09:36am

How to do citations in InVisu style?

This is the Citationsy guide to InVisu 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 InVisu.

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How do you cite a book in the InVisu referencing style? (2023 Guide)

A book citation in InVisu always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in InVisu using placeholders:

Last Name First Name, Title, translated by , Edition, City : Publisher, January 1, 2000.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
InVisu citation:

Angelou Maya, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, translated by , 1st ed., New York : Random House, January 26, 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in InVisu looks like this: Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, translated by , 1st ed., New York : Random House, January 26, 1969.

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

How do you cite scientific papers in InVisu 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 InVisu

Here’s a InVisu journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname, “Title”, Container, translated by , Volume, Issue, January 1, 2000, Journal Name, issue title: , pages Used. URL : URL. Accessed 28November2023.

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 InVisu:

Petit C. and Sieffermann J.M., “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?”, translated by , vol. 18, no. 1, January 1, 2007, Food Quality and Preference, issue title: , 161-172. URL : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008. Accessed 28November2023.

And an in-text citation would look like this: C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann, “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?”, translated by , vol. 18, no. 1, January 1, 2007, Food Quality and Preference, issue title: , 161-172. URL : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008. Accessed 28November2023.

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

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in InVisu

Here’s an InVisu example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname, “Title”, translated by , Publisher, January 1, 2000. URL : https://www.example.com. Accessed 28November2023.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran Mark, “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, translated by , The Guardian, November 5, 2008. URL : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 28November2023.

And an in-text citation would look like this: Mark Tran, “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, translated by , The Guardian, November 5, 2008. URL : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 28November2023.

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How to cite a YouTube video InVisu 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 InVisu

Here’s a InVisu citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName, “Title”, YouTube, translated by , January 1, 2000. URL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 28November2023.

So how to cite a video InVisu?

Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, translated by , June 3, 2015. URL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 28November2023.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, translated by , June 3, 2015. URL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 28November2023.

How to cite a podcast using InVisu 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 InVisu

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 InVisu.

Lastname Firstname, Title, translated by , Publisher, January 1, 2000. URL : http://www.example.com. Accessed 28November2023.

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

This American Life, 640: Five Women, translated by , WBEZ Radio, March 2, 2018. URL : https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 28November2023.

And an in-text citation would look like this: This American Life, 640: Five Women, translated by , WBEZ Radio, March 2, 2018. URL : https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 28November2023.

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using InVisu 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 InVisu. This is all you need

An example song citation in InVisu.

Lastname Firstname, Song Title, translated by , January 1, 2000. URL : http://www.example.com. Accessed 28November2023.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in InVisu:

The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, translated by , September 26, 1969. URL : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 28November2023.

And an in-text citation would look like this: The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, translated by , September 26, 1969. URL : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 28November2023.

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InVisu Referencing Guide (updated Nov 2023)

This is the Citationsy guide to InVisu 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 InVisu.