BioSocieties Referencing Guide
(updated Aug 2022)
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How to do citations in BioSocieties style?
This is the Citationsy guide to BioSocieties citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to BioSocieties 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 BioSocieties.

How do you cite a book in the BioSocieties referencing style? (2022 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 BioSocietiesHere’s an example book citation in BioSocieties using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N. (2000) Title Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name (ed.), City: Publisher.
BioSocieties citation:
Angelou, M. (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1st ed., New York: Random House.
How to reference a journal article in the BioSocieties citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in BioSocieties format?
Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in BioSocieties, follow these easy stepsHere’s a BioSocieties journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000) Title. Container Volume(Issue), pages Used.
Petit, C. & Sieffermann, J. (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1), 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in BioSocieties style?
Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in BioSocieties? Here’s how to easily cite itHere’s an BioSocieties example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000) Title.
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.
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How to cite a YouTube video BioSocieties in 2022
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in BioSocietiesHere’s a BioSocieties citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000) Title. YouTube.
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube.
How to cite a podcast using BioSocieties 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 BioSocietiesIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in BioSocieties.
Lastname, F. (2000) Title.
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using BioSocieties 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 BioSocietiesAn example song citation in BioSocieties.
Lastname, F. (2000) Song Title,
The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun,
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