Biomatter Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2023)

Last updated: Fri, Mar 24 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Biomatter style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Biomatter 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 Biomatter.

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

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in Biomatter.

Here’s an example book citation in Biomatter using placeholders:

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:
Biomatter citation:

Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in Biomatter looks like this: ¹

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Biomatter format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the Biomatter formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a Biomatter journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet] 2000 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Volume:pages Used. Available from: URL

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 Biomatter:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet] 2007 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; 18:161-72. Available from: http://dx.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 Biomatter style?

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

Here’s an Biomatter example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Available from: https://www.example.com

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. 2008 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹

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How to cite a YouTube video Biomatter 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 Biomatter

Here’s a Biomatter citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube2000 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Biomatter?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube2015 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: ¹

How to cite a podcast using Biomatter referencing style

Citing a podcast in Biomatter is pretty straight forward. Here’s how you can do it

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 Biomatter.

Lastname F. Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Available from: http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in Biomatter using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]; Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women

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 Biomatter referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Biomatter

An example song citation in Biomatter.

Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]. Available from: http://www.example.com

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

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. 1969 [cited 2023 Mar. 26]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹

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Biomatter Referencing Guide (updated Mar 2023)