IUBMB Life Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to IUBMB Life 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 IUBMB Life.
How to do citations in IUBMB Life style?

How do you cite a book in the IUBMB Life referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in IUBMB Life using placeholders:[1]
Last Name, F. N. (2000) Title. (Editor Last Name EFN, ed.). Edition. Publisher, City.
IUBMB Life citation:
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Rowling, J. K. (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st Ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.
How to reference a journal article in the IUBMB Life citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in IUBMB Life format?
Here’s a IUBMB Life journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000) Title. Container Volume, pages Used.
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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.
How to cite a website in a paper in IUBMB Life style?
Here’s an IUBMB Life example website reference:[1]
Author1 LastnameA. F., and Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000) Title.
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.
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How to cite a YouTube video IUBMB Life
Here’s a IUBMB Life citation YouTube video example:[1]
ChannelName (2000) Title. YouTube.
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Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube.
How to cite a podcast using IUBMB Life 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 IUBMB Life.
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Lastname, F. (2000) Title.
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This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using IUBMB Life referencing style?
An example song citation in IUBMB Life.[1]
Lastname, F. (2000) Song Title.
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The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun.
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