F1000Research Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2023)

Last updated: Sun, Mar 26 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in F1000Research style?

This is the Citationsy guide to F1000Research 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 F1000Research.

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How do you cite a book in the F1000Research referencing style? (2023 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in F1000Research

Here’s an example book citation in F1000Research using placeholders:

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:
F1000Research citation:

Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in F1000Research looks like this: (1)

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How to reference a journal article in the F1000Research citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in F1000Research format?

An F1000Research 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 how

Here’s a F1000Research journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. 2000Jan.1 [cited 2023Mar.28];Volume(Issue):pages Used. Available from: 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 F1000Research:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet]. 2007Jan.1 [cited 2023Mar.28];18(1):161-72. Available from: 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 F1000Research style?

When listing Internet sources in your References or Works Cited, the most important thing to remember is that your goal is to make it easy for a reader to check and consult your sources. Here’s how to cite a website in F1000Research

Here’s an F1000Research example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: 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:

Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. The Guardian; 2008 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: 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 F1000Research in 2023

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in F1000Research

Here’s a F1000Research citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video F1000Research?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a podcast using F1000Research referencing style

Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in F1000Research

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 F1000Research.

Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in F1000Research using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: 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 F1000Research referencing style?

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in F1000Research

An example song citation in F1000Research.

Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in F1000Research:

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2023Mar.28]. Available from: 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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F1000Research Referencing Guide (updated Mar 2023)