American Journal of Botany Referencing Guide

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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 American Journal of Botany.

How to do citations in American Journal of Botany style?

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How do you cite a book in the American Journal of Botany referencing style?

Here’s an example book citation in American Journal of Botany using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. 2000. Title. Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name [ed.],. Publisher, City.

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
American Journal of Botany citation:

Rowling, J. K. 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.

And an in-text citation book citation in American Journal of Botany looks like this: (Rowling, 1997)

How to reference a journal article in the American Journal of Botany citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in American Journal of Botany format?

Here’s a American Journal of Botany journal citation example using placeholders:

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 American Journal of Botany:

Petit, C., and J. Sieffermann. 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 and Sieffermann, 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in American Journal of Botany style?

Here’s an American Journal of Botany example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Website https://www.example.com [accessed April 5, 2020].

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. Website https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [accessed April 5, 2020].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video American Journal of Botany

Here’s a American Journal of Botany citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. Website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [accessed April 5, 2020].

So how to cite a video American Journal of Botany?

Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [accessed April 5, 2020].

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using American Journal of Botany referencing style

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 American Journal of Botany.

Lastname, F. 2000. Title.

Podcast referencing example in American Journal of Botany 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)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using American Journal of Botany referencing style?

An example song citation in American Journal of Botany.

Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in American Journal of Botany:

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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