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

How do you cite a book in the BMC Biology referencing style? (2022 Guide)
A book citation in BMC Biology 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 BMC Biology using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
BMC Biology citation:
1. Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st edition. New York: Random House; 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the BMC Biology citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in BMC Biology format?
An BMC Biology citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s howHere’s a BMC Biology journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume Issue:pages Used. doi:DOI.
1. Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. . 2007;18:161-72. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in BMC Biology style?
Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in BMC Biology. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do itHere’s an BMC Biology example website reference:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. . 2000. https://www.example.com. Accessed 19May2022.
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 19May2022.
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How to cite a YouTube video BMC Biology in 2022
Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in BMC BiologyHere’s a BMC Biology citation YouTube video example:
1. ChannelName. Title. YouTube. 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 19May2022.
1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 19May2022.
How to cite a podcast using BMC Biology referencing style
To cite a podcast episode in BMC Biology, all you need to do is the followingIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in BMC Biology.
1. Lastname F. Title. . 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 19May2022.
1. This American Life. 640: Five Women. . 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 19May2022.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using BMC Biology referencing style?
Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in BMC BiologyAn example song citation in BMC Biology.
1. Lastname F. Song Title. 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 19May2022.
1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 19May2022.
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