Forest Science Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Forest Science style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Forest Science 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 Forest Science.

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How do you cite a book in the Forest Science 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 Forest Science

Here’s an example book citation in Forest Science using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. 2000. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name, E.F.N. (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:
Forest Science 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 Forest Science looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Forest Science citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Forest Science format?

An Forest Science 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 Forest Science journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Container. Volume(Issue):pages Used Available online at: URL; last accessed April 19, 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 Forest Science:
Petit, C., and J. Sieffermann. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1):161-172 Available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008; last accessed April 19, 2024.
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 Forest Science style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Forest Science

Here’s an Forest Science example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Available online at: https://www.example.com; last accessed April 19, 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. Available online at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083; last accessed April 19, 2024.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Forest Science in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Forest Science

Here’s a Forest Science citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX; last accessed April 19, 2024.
So how to cite a video Forest Science?
Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ; last accessed April 19, 2024.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Forest Science referencing style

Citing a podcast in Forest Science is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Forest Science.
Lastname, F. 2000. Title. Available online at: http://www.example.com; last accessed April 19, 2024.
Podcast referencing example in Forest Science using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women. Available online at: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women; last accessed April 19, 2024.
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 Forest Science 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 Forest Science

An example song citation in Forest Science.
Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title. Available online at: http://www.example.com; last accessed April 19, 2024.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Forest Science:
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Available online at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150; last accessed April 19, 2024.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)


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