Mechanical Sciences Referencing Guide
(updated Jul 2022)

Last updated: Sat, Jul 02 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Mechanical Sciences style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Mechanical Sciences 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 Mechanical Sciences.

cite Mechanical Sciences — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Mechanical Sciences referencing style? (2022 Guide)

A book citation in Mechanical Sciences 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 Mechanical Sciences using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N.: Title, Edition., edited by E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Publisher, City., 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:
Mechanical Sciences citation:

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

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

How to reference a journal article in the Mechanical Sciences citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Mechanical Sciences 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 Mechanical Sciences

Here’s a Mechanical Sciences journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F.: Title, Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used, doi:DOI, 2000.

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 Mechanical Sciences:

Petit, C. and Sieffermann, J.: Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, , 18(1), 161-172, doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008, 2007.

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

How to cite a website in a paper in Mechanical Sciences style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Mechanical Sciences. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Mechanical Sciences example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F.: Title, [online] Available from: https://www.example.com (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2000.

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

Tran, M.: Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President, [online] Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2008.

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

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How to cite a YouTube video Mechanical Sciences in 2022

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

Here’s a Mechanical Sciences citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName: Title, YouTube [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2000.

So how to cite a video Mechanical Sciences?

Pixar: Pizza Clip — Inside Out, YouTube [online] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2015.

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

How to cite a podcast using Mechanical Sciences 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 Mechanical Sciences

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 Mechanical Sciences.

Lastname, F.: Title, [online] Available from: http://www.example.com (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2000.

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

This American Life: 640: Five Women, [online] Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2018.

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

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

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in Mechanical Sciences

An example song citation in Mechanical Sciences.

Lastname, F.: Song Title. [online] Available from: http://www.example.com (Accessed 4 July 2022), 2000.

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

The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun. [online] Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (Accessed 4 July 2022), 1969.

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

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Mechanical Sciences Referencing Guide (updated Jul 2022)