Plant Methods Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Plant Methods 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 Methods.
How do you cite a book in the Plant Methods referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Plant Methods using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
1. Rowling JK. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc; 1997.
And an in-text citation book citation in Plant Methods looks like this:
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How to reference a journal article in the Plant Methods citation style?
Here’s a Plant Methods journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. Journal Name; 2000 [cited 2019Sep.18];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 Plant Methods:
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 2019Sep.18];18:161-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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Citing a website in Plant Methods reference style
Here’s an Plant Methods example website reference:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2019Sep.18]. 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 2019Sep.18]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a YouTube video Plant Methods
Here’s a Plant Methods citation YouTube video example:
1. ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2019Sep.18]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
So how to cite a video Plant Methods?
1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2019Sep.18]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
And an in-text video citation would look like this:
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How to cite a podcast using Plant Methods 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 Plant Methods.
1. Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2019Sep.18]. http://www.example.com
Podcast referencing example in Plant Methods using “This American Life” episode 640:
1. This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2019Sep.18]. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Plant Methods referencing style?
An example song citation in Plant Methods.
1. Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2019Sep.18]. http://www.example.com
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Plant Methods:
1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2019Sep.18]. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
And an in-text citation would look like this:
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