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

How do you cite a book in the Islets referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Islets using placeholders:1.
Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
Islets citation:
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Rowling JK. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc; 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the Islets citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Islets format?
Here’s a Islets journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet] 2000 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Volume:pages Used. Available from: URL
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Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet] 2007 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; 18:161-72. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in Islets style?
Here’s an Islets example website reference:1.
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Available from: https://www.example.com
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 [Internet]. 2008 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video Islets
Here’s a Islets citation YouTube video example:1.
ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube2000 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube2015 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using Islets 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 Islets.
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Lastname F. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Available from: http://www.example.com
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This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]; Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Islets referencing style?
An example song citation in Islets.1.
Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]. Available from: http://www.example.com
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. 1969 [cited 2021 Apr. 23]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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