EvoDevo Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2023)


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How to do citations in EvoDevo style?

This is the Citationsy guide to EvoDevo 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 EvoDevo.

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How do you cite a book in the EvoDevo referencing style? (2023 Guide)

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in EvoDevo.

Here’s an example book citation in EvoDevo using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
EvoDevo citation:
1. Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in EvoDevo looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the EvoDevo citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in EvoDevo format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in EvoDevo in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a EvoDevo journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. Journal Name; 2000 [cited 2023Sep.21];Volume:pages Used. URL
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 EvoDevo:
1. Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet]. Food Quality and Preference; 2007 [cited 2023Sep.21];18:161-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in EvoDevo style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in EvoDevo is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an EvoDevo example website reference:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Sep.21]. https://www.example.com
To reference the article located at this link:
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 [Internet]. The Guardian; 2008 [cited 2023Sep.21]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video EvoDevo in 2023

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in EvoDevo, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

Here’s a EvoDevo citation YouTube video example:
1. ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023Sep.21]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video EvoDevo?
1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023Sep.21]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using EvoDevo referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in EvoDevo, 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 EvoDevo.
1. Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Sep.21]. http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in EvoDevo using “This American Life” episode 640:
1. This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2023Sep.21]. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using EvoDevo 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 EvoDevo

An example song citation in EvoDevo.
1. Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2023Sep.21]. http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in EvoDevo:
1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2023Sep.21]. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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