NanoImpact Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in NanoImpact style?

This is the Citationsy guide to NanoImpact 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 NanoImpact.

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How do you cite a book in the NanoImpact referencing style? (2024 Guide)

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in NanoImpact.

Here’s an example book citation in NanoImpact using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N., 2000. Title, Edition. 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:
NanoImpact 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 NanoImpact looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in NanoImpact format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the NanoImpact formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a NanoImpact journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title. Container Volume, 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 NanoImpact:
Petit, C., Sieffermann, J., 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18, 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 NanoImpact style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in NanoImpact this is what you need

Here’s an NanoImpact example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 4.25.2024).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M., 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 4.25.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video NanoImpact in 2024

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 NanoImpact

Here’s a NanoImpact citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 4.25.2024).
So how to cite a video NanoImpact?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 4.25.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using NanoImpact referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in NanoImpact, here’s how

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 NanoImpact.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in NanoImpact 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)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using NanoImpact 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 NanoImpact

An example song citation in NanoImpact.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in NanoImpact:
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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