BioResources Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in BioResources style?

This is the Citationsy guide to BioResources 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 BioResources.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in BioResources using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title, (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, 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:
BioResources citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Random House, New York.
And an in-text citation book citation in BioResources looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in BioResources format?

An BioResources citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a BioResources journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). “Title”, Container, Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pages Used. DOI: 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 BioResources:
Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. (2007). “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?”, Food Quality and Preference, 18(1), 161-172. DOI: 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 BioResources style?

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

Here’s an BioResources example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000). “Title”, Publisher, (Mar. 28, 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”, The Guardian, (Mar. 28, 2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video BioResources in 2024

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in BioResources

Here’s a BioResources citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000). “Title”, YouTube, (Mar. 28, 2024).
So how to cite a video BioResources?
Pixar. (2015). “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, (Mar. 28, 2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using BioResources referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in BioResources, 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 BioResources.
Lastname, F. (2000). “Title”, Publisher.
Podcast referencing example in BioResources using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. (2018). “640: Five Women”, WBEZ Radio.
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 BioResources 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 BioResources

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