Plasmid Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Plasmid style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Plasmid 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 Plasmid.

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How do you cite a book in the Plasmid 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 Plasmid

Here’s an example book citation in Plasmid 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:
Plasmid 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 Plasmid looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Plasmid format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Plasmid in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Plasmid 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 Plasmid:
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 Plasmid style?

I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in Plasmid? Here’s a simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Plasmid example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 3.29.2024).
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 3.29.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Plasmid in 2024

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

Here’s a Plasmid citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 3.29.2024).
So how to cite a video Plasmid?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 3.29.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Plasmid referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Plasmid, 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 Plasmid.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Plasmid 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 Plasmid referencing style?

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Plasmid

An example song citation in Plasmid.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Plasmid:
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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