Minds and Machines Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Minds and Machines style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Minds and Machines 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 Minds and Machines.

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How do you cite a book in the Minds and Machines 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 Minds and Machines

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Minds and Machines citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Minds and Machines 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 Minds and Machines

Here’s a Minds and Machines journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
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 Minds and Machines:
Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Minds and Machines style?

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Minds and Machines to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an Minds and Machines example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com. Accessed 23 April 2024
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 23 April 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Minds and Machines in 2024

To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to Minds and Machines, all you need it the following

Here’s a Minds and Machines citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 23 April 2024
So how to cite a video Minds and Machines?
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 23 April 2024
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Minds and Machines referencing style

Citing a podcast in Minds and Machines is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Minds and Machines.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com. Accessed 23 April 2024
Podcast referencing example in Minds and Machines using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 23 April 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Minds and Machines referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in Minds and Machines is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in Minds and Machines.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com. Accessed 23 April 2024
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Minds and Machines:
The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 23 April 2024
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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