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

How do you cite a book in the Taxon referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Taxon using placeholders:Last Name, F. N. 2000. Title. E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed. (Edition). City: Publisher.
Taxon citation:
Rowling, J. K. 1997. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1st ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.
How to reference a journal article in the Taxon citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Taxon format?
Here’s a Taxon journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. 2000. Title. Container, Volume: pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
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
How to cite a website in a paper in Taxon style?
Here’s an Taxon example website reference:Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. 2000, January 1. Title. https://www.example.com (accessed April 12, 2021)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. 2008, November 5. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed April 12, 2021)
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How to cite a YouTube video Taxon
Here’s a Taxon citation YouTube video example:ChannelName. 2000, January 1. Title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed April 12, 2021)
Pixar. 2015, June 3. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed April 12, 2021)
How to cite a podcast using Taxon 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 Taxon.
Lastname, F. 2000, January 1. Title. Publisher. Retrieved from http://www.example.com
This American Life. 2018, March 2. 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. Retrieved from https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Taxon referencing style?
An example song citation in Taxon.Lastname, F. 2000. Song Title. Album. Retrieved from http://www.example.com
The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150
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