New Phytologist Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in New Phytologist style?

This is the Citationsy guide to New Phytologist 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 New Phytologist.

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

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in New Phytologist.

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


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How to reference a journal article in the New Phytologist citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in New Phytologist format?

An New Phytologist 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 New Phytologist journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. 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 New Phytologist:
Petit C, Sieffermann J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18: 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in New Phytologist style?

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in New Phytologist

Here’s an New Phytologist example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. 2000. Title.
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.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video New Phytologist in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in New Phytologist

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

How to cite a podcast using New Phytologist 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 New Phytologist

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 New Phytologist.
Lastname F. 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in New Phytologist using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women.
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 New Phytologist referencing style?

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in New Phytologist

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


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