Botany Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Botany 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 Botany.
How to do citations in Botany style?

How do you cite a book in the Botany referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Botany using placeholders:Last Name, F.N. 2000. Title. In Edition. Edited byE.F.N. Editor Last Name. Publisher, City.
Botany citation:
Rowling, J.K. 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. In 1st edition. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.
How to reference a journal article in the Botany citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Botany format?
Here’s a Botany journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author3 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title. Container Volume(Issue): pages Used. Journal Name. doi:DOI.
Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1): 161-172. Food Quality and Preference. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in Botany style?
Here’s an Botany example website reference:Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author2 LastnameA.F. 2000, January 1. Title. Publisher. Available from https://www.example.com [accessed 17April2021].
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. 2008, November 5. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. Available from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [accessed 17April2021].
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How to cite a YouTube video Botany
Here’s a Botany citation YouTube video example:ChannelName. 2000, January 1. Title. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [accessed 17April2021].
Pixar. 2015, June 3. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [accessed 17April2021].
How to cite a podcast using Botany referencing style
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 Botany.
Lastname, F. 2000, January 1. Title. Publisher. Available from http://www.example.com [accessed 17April2021].
This American Life. 2018, March 2. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. Available from https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women [accessed 17April2021].
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Botany referencing style?
An example song citation in Botany.Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title. In Album. Available from http://www.example.com [accessed 17April2021].
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. Available from https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 [accessed 17April2021].
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