PLOS ONE Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to PLOS ONE 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 PLOS ONE.
How to do citations in PLOS ONE style?
How do you cite a book in the PLOS ONE referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in PLOS ONE using placeholders:1.
Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.
PLOS ONE citation:
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Rowling JK. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc; 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the PLOS ONE citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in PLOS ONE format?
Here’s a PLOS ONE journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume: pages Used. doi:DOI
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Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007;18: 161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in PLOS ONE style?
Here’s an PLOS ONE example website reference:1.
Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. In: [Internet]. Publisher; 1Jan.2000 [cited 6Aug.2020]. Available: https://www.example.com
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. In: [Internet]. The Guardian; 5Nov.2008 [cited 6Aug.2020]. Available: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
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How to cite a YouTube video PLOS ONE
Here’s a PLOS ONE citation YouTube video example:1.
ChannelName. Title. In: YouTube [Internet]. 1Jan.2000 [cited 6Aug.2020]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. In: YouTube [Internet]. 3Jun.2015 [cited 6Aug.2020]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ
How to cite a podcast using PLOS ONE 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 PLOS ONE.
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Lastname F. Title. Publisher; 2000. Available: http://www.example.com
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio; 2018. Available: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using PLOS ONE referencing style?
An example song citation in PLOS ONE.1.
Lastname F. Song Title. Album. 2000. Available: http://www.example.com
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. 1969. Available: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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