Vision Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Vision style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Vision 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 Vision.

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

A book citation in Vision 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 Vision using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Vision citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.
And an in-text citation book citation in Vision looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Vision 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 Vision

Here’s a Vision journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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 Vision:
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Vision style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Vision is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Vision example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Apr.19, 2024).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Apr.19, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Vision in 2024

You can find short videos and how-to videos from a wide range of professionals on YouTube. As a result, you may need to know how to mention a video or YouTube in your research assignment or paper. Here’s how to do it in Vision

Here’s a Vision citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Apr.19, 2024).
So how to cite a video Vision?
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Apr.19, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Vision 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 Vision

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 Vision.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Vision using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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

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

An example song citation in Vision.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Vision:
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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