Acta Naturae Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Acta Naturae style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Acta Naturae 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 Acta Naturae.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Acta Naturae using placeholders:
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Last Name F.N. Edition. Title. // 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:
Acta Naturae citation:
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Angelou M. 1st ed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. // New York. Random House. 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Acta Naturae looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Acta Naturae citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Acta Naturae format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in Acta Naturae

Here’s a Acta Naturae journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F. // Container. 2000. V. Volume. № Issue. P. pages Used.URL. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
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 Acta Naturae:
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Petit C., Sieffermann J. 2007. V. 18. № 1. P. 161-172.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Acta Naturae style?

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

Here’s an Acta Naturae example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F. 2000. https://www.example.com. (Accessed April 18, 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. 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Acta Naturae in 2024

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

Here’s a Acta Naturae citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. // YouTube. 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
So how to cite a video Acta Naturae?
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Pixar. // YouTube. 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Acta Naturae referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Acta Naturae

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 Acta Naturae.
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Lastname F. 2000. http://www.example.com. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
Podcast referencing example in Acta Naturae using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life. 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
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 Acta Naturae referencing style?

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in Acta Naturae

An example song citation in Acta Naturae.
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Lastname F. Song Title. // 2000 (Accessed April 18, 2024).http://www.example.com. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Acta Naturae:
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. // 1969 (Accessed April 18, 2024).https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. (Accessed April 18, 2024)
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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