Planta Medica Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in Planta Medica style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Planta Medica 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 Planta Medica.

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How do you cite a book in the Planta Medica referencing style? (2024 Guide)

A book citation in Planta Medica always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Planta Medica using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. 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:
Planta Medica citation:
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Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969
And an in-text citation book citation in Planta Medica looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Planta Medica citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Planta Medica 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 Planta Medica

Here’s a Planta Medica journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000; Volume: pages Used Im Internet: 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 Planta Medica: