Science Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)
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How to do citations in Science style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Science citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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This is the Citationsy guide to Science citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the Science referencing style? (2024 Guide)
A book citation in Science always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an exampleHere’s an example book citation in Science using placeholders:
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F. N. Last Name, Title (Publisher, City, Edition., 2000), , .
Science citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Random House, New York, ed. 1, 1969), , .
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How to reference a journal article in the Science citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Science format?
Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Science citation format.Here’s a Science journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F., Author3 LastnameA. F., Container, doi:DOI.
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C. Petit, J. Sieffermann, , doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
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How to cite a website in a paper in Science style?
The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Science is straight forward. Here’s howHere’s an Science example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F., Author2 LastnameA. F., Title (2000), , (available at https://www.example.com).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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M. Tran, Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President (2008), , (available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083).
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How to cite a YouTube video Science 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 ScienceHere’s a Science citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, Title. YouTube (2000), , (available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX).
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Pixar, Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube (2015), , (available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ).
How to cite a podcast using Science referencing style
Citing a podcast in Science is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do itIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Science.
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F. Lastname, Title (2000), , (available at http://www.example.com).
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This American Life, 640: Five Women (2018), , (available at https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women).
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Science 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 ScienceAn example song citation in Science.
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F. Lastname, Song Title (2000; http://www.example.com), , .
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun (1969; https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150), , .
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