The Plant Journal Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the The Plant Journal referencing style? (2024 Guide)

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in The Plant Journal follow these simple steps

Here’s an example book citation in The Plant Journal using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
The Plant Journal citation: And an in-text citation book citation in The Plant Journal looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the The Plant Journal citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in The Plant Journal 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 The Plant Journal, follow this example

Here’s a The Plant Journal journal citation example using placeholders: 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 The Plant Journal: 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 The Plant Journal style?

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

Here’s an The Plant Journal example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video The Plant Journal 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 The Plant Journal

Here’s a The Plant Journal citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video The Plant Journal? And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using The Plant Journal referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in The Plant Journal, here’s how

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 The Plant Journal. Podcast referencing example in The Plant Journal using “This American Life” episode 640: 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 The Plant Journal referencing style?

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in The Plant Journal

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