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

How do you cite a book in the eLife 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 eLifeHere’s an example book citation in eLife using placeholders:
Last Name FN. 2000. Title, Edition. ed. City: Publisher.
eLife 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 eLife citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in eLife format?
An eLife 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 eLife journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. 2000. Title. Container Volume:pages Used. doi:DOI
Petit C, Sieffermann J. 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18:161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in eLife style?
Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in eLife this is what you needHere’s an eLife example website reference:
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. 2000. Title. https://www.example.com
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. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video eLife in 2022
Did you know almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day. Here’s how to cite one in eLifeHere’s a eLife citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. 2000. Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
Pixar. 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using eLife referencing style
As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in eLifeIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in eLife.
Lastname F. 2000. Title.
This American Life. 2018. 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using eLife 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 eLifeAn example song citation in eLife.
Lastname F. 2000. Song Title, Album.
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
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