Cell Reports Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)


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How to do citations in Cell Reports style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Cell Reports 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 Cell Reports.

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How do you cite a book in the Cell Reports 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 Cell Reports

Here’s an example book citation in Cell Reports using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N. (2000). Title (City: Publisher).
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Cell Reports citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (New York: Random House).
And an in-text citation book citation in Cell Reports looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Cell Reports citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Cell Reports format?

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

Here’s a Cell Reports journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. Container Volume, pages Used.
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 Cell Reports:
Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in Cell Reports style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Cell Reports. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Cell Reports example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title (Publisher).
To reference the article located at this link:
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 (The Guardian).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Cell Reports in 2023

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Cell Reports

Here’s a Cell Reports citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName (2000). Title .
So how to cite a video Cell Reports?
Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out .
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Cell Reports referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Cell Reports, this is what you’ll need

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 Cell Reports.
Lastname, F. (2000). Title (Publisher).
Podcast referencing example in Cell Reports using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women (WBEZ Radio).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Cell Reports

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


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