BioTechniques Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in BioTechniques style?

This is the Citationsy guide to BioTechniques 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 BioTechniques.

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How do you cite a book in the BioTechniques 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 BioTechniques

Here’s an example book citation in BioTechniques using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. 2000. Title (City: Publisher).
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
BioTechniques citation:
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Angelou, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (New York: Random House).
And an in-text citation book citation in BioTechniques looks like this: (1)


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

How do you cite scientific papers in BioTechniques format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in BioTechniques, follow this example

Here’s a BioTechniques journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author3 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title. Container 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 BioTechniques: