Limnetica Referencing Guide

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How to do citations in Limnetica style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Limnetica 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 Limnetica.

How do you cite a book in the Limnetica referencing style?

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 Limnetica

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

LAST NAME, F.N. 2000. Title. E. F. N. Editor Last Name (ed.). Publisher. City.

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

ANGELOU, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. Random House. New York.

And an in-text citation book citation in Limnetica looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Limnetica format?

An Limnetica citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Limnetica journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title. Container Volume (Issue): 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 Limnetica:

PETIT, C. & J. SIEFFERMANN 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18 (1): 161-172.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)

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

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Limnetica is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Limnetica example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title. Available from: https://www.example.com (January 18, 2022).

To reference the article located at this link:
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. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (January 18, 2022).

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Limnetica

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

Here’s a Limnetica citation YouTube video example:

CHANNELNAME 2000. Title. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (January 18, 2022).

So how to cite a video Limnetica?

PIXAR 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (January 18, 2022).

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Limnetica referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Limnetica, this is what you’ll need

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 Limnetica.

LASTNAME, F. 2000. Title.

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

THIS AMERICAN LIFE 2018. 640: Five Women.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Limnetica referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Limnetica

An example song citation in Limnetica.

LASTNAME, F. 2000. Album Song Title.

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

THE BEATLES 1969. Abbey Road Here Comes the Sun.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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