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

How do you cite a book in the Current Biology referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Current Biology using placeholders:1.
Last Name, F.N. (2000). Title Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name, ed. (City: Publisher).
Current Biology citation:
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Rowling, J.K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 1st ed. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc).
How to reference a journal article in the Current Biology citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Current Biology format?
Here’s a Current Biology journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. Container Volume, pages Used. Available at: URL [Accessed April 21, 2021].
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Petit, C., and Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008 [Accessed April 21, 2021].
How to cite a website in a paper in Current Biology style?
Here’s an Current Biology example website reference:1.
Author1 LastnameA.F., and Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000). Title. Available at: https://www.example.com [Accessed April 21, 2021].
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. (2008). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [Accessed April 21, 2021].
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How to cite a YouTube video Current Biology
Here’s a Current Biology citation YouTube video example:1.
ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [Accessed April 21, 2021].
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Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [Accessed April 21, 2021].
How to cite a podcast using Current Biology 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 Current Biology.
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Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Available at: http://www.example.com [Accessed April 21, 2021].
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This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women. Available at: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women [Accessed April 21, 2021].
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Current Biology referencing style?
An example song citation in Current Biology.1.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title Available at: http://www.example.com [Accessed April 21, 2021].
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The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun Available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 [Accessed April 21, 2021].
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