Biofilm Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)


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How to do citations in Biofilm style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Biofilm 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 Biofilm.

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How do you cite a book in the Biofilm referencing style? (2023 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Biofilm

Here’s an example book citation in Biofilm using placeholders:
[1]
Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Biofilm citation:
[1]
Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Biofilm looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Biofilm citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Biofilm format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in Biofilm

Here’s a Biofilm journal citation example using placeholders:
[1]
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000;Volume:pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
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 Biofilm:
[1]
Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 2007;18:161-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Biofilm style?

Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in Biofilm? Here’s how to easily cite it

Here’s an Biofilm example website reference:
[1]
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title 2000. https://www.example.com (accessed June 4, 2023).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
[1]
Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed June 4, 2023).
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Biofilm in 2023

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Biofilm? Here’s how

Here’s a Biofilm citation YouTube video example:
[1]
ChannelName. Title. YouTube 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed June 4, 2023).
So how to cite a video Biofilm?
[1]
Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed June 4, 2023).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Biofilm referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Biofilm, all you need to do is the following

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 Biofilm.
[1]
Lastname F. Title 2000.
Podcast referencing example in Biofilm using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life. 640: Five Women 2018.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Biofilm referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Biofilm

An example song citation in Biofilm.
[1]
Lastname F. Song Title. 2000.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Biofilm:
[1]
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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