Nucleus Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Nucleus style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Nucleus 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 Nucleus.

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

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Nucleus

Here’s an example book citation in Nucleus using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 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:
Nucleus citation:
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Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Nucleus looks like this: 1


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Nucleus format?

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

Here’s a Nucleus journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet] 2000 [cited 2024 Apr. 26]; Volume:pages Used. Available from: URL
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 Nucleus: