Frontiers journals Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)

Last updated: Mon, May 29 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Frontiers journals style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Frontiers journals 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 Frontiers journals.

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cite Frontiers journals — Referencing Guide

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

Are you writing a research paper and want to include the works you found in a book? Here’s a simple guide to do it in Frontiers journals:

Here’s an example book citation in Frontiers journals using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name, ed. 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:
Frontiers journals citation:

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

And an in-text citation book citation in Frontiers journals looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

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How to reference a journal article in the Frontiers journals citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Frontiers journals format?

Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in Frontiers journals

Here’s a Frontiers journals journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container Volume, pages Used. doi:DOI.

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 Frontiers journals:

Petit, C., and 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.

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 Frontiers journals style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Frontiers journals this is what you need

Here’s an Frontiers journals example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Available at: https://www.example.com [Accessed May 31, 2023].

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. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [Accessed May 31, 2023].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Frontiers journals in 2023

While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in Frontiers journals

Here’s a Frontiers journals citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName (2000). Title. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [Accessed May 31, 2023].

So how to cite a video Frontiers journals?

Pixar (2015). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [Accessed May 31, 2023].

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Frontiers journals 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 Frontiers journals

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 Frontiers journals.

Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Available at: http://www.example.com [Accessed May 31, 2023].

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

This American Life (2018). 640: Five Women. Available at: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women [Accessed May 31, 2023].

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 Frontiers journals 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 Frontiers journals

An example song citation in Frontiers journals.

Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Available at: http://www.example.com [Accessed May 31, 2023].

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

The Beatles (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 [Accessed May 31, 2023].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Frontiers journals Referencing Guide (updated May 2023)