BioEssays Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)
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How to do citations in BioEssays style?
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This is the Citationsy guide to BioEssays citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
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How do you cite a book in the BioEssays referencing style? (2023 Guide)
A book citation in BioEssays 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 BioEssays using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. 2000. Title. City: Publisher.
BioEssays citation:
1. Angelou M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House.
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How to reference a journal article in the BioEssays citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in BioEssays format?
Use the following template to cite a journal article using the BioEssays citation format.Here’s a BioEssays journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. 2000. Title. Container Volume: pages Used.
1. Petit C, Sieffermann J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18: 161-72.
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How to cite a website in a paper in BioEssays 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 BioEssaysHere’s an BioEssays example website reference:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. 2000. Title.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
1. Tran M. 2008. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President.
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How to cite a YouTube video BioEssays in 2023
Citing a video from YouTube may appear more difficult than citing a book because YouTube has so much information. But the process is quite simple, here’s how to do it in BioEssaysHere’s a BioEssays citation YouTube video example:
1. ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube
1. Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube
How to cite a podcast using BioEssays referencing style
A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in BioEssaysIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in BioEssays.
1. Lastname F. 2000. Title.
1. This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using BioEssays 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 BioEssaysAn example song citation in BioEssays.
1. Lastname F. 2000. Song Title. Album
1. The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road
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