Plant Gene Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Plant Gene style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Plant Gene 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 Plant Gene.

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How do you cite a book in the Plant Gene referencing style? (2024 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 Plant Gene

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


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How to reference a journal article in the Plant Gene citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Plant Gene 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 Plant Gene in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Plant Gene journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author3 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title. Container Volume, pages Used. https://doi.org/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 Plant Gene:
Petit, C., Sieffermann, J., 2007. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence? 18, 161-172. https://doi.org/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 Plant Gene style?

Have you found a credible website you want to cite in Plant Gene to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s how

Here’s an Plant Gene example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA.F., Author2 LastnameA.F., 2000. Title [WWW Document]. URL https://www.example.com (accessed 3.28.2024).
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 [WWW Document]. URL https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 3.28.2024).
And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Plant Gene in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Plant Gene

Here’s a Plant Gene citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName, 2000. Title [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 3.28.2024).
So how to cite a video Plant Gene?
Pixar, 2015. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [WWW Document]. YouTube. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 3.28.2024).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Plant Gene referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Plant Gene

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 Plant Gene.
Lastname, F., 2000. Title.
Podcast referencing example in Plant Gene using “This American Life” episode 640:
This American Life, 2018. 640: Five Women.
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 Plant Gene referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in Plant Gene

An example song citation in Plant Gene.
Lastname, F., 2000. Song Title, Album.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Plant Gene:
The Beatles, 1969. Here Comes the Sun, Abbey Road.
And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)


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