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

How do you cite a book in the Zootaxa referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Zootaxa using placeholders:Last Name, F.N. (2000) Title. Edition. E. F. N. Editor Last Name (Ed.). Publisher, City.
Zootaxa citation:
Rowling, J.K. (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, London.
How to reference a journal article in the Zootaxa citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Zootaxa format?
Here’s a Zootaxa 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 Zootaxa style?
Here’s an Zootaxa example website reference:Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000) Title. . Available from: https://www.example.com (April 15, 2021)
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. . Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (April 15, 2021)
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How to cite a YouTube video Zootaxa
Here’s a Zootaxa citation YouTube video example:ChannelName (2000) Title. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (April 15, 2021)
Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (April 15, 2021)
How to cite a podcast using Zootaxa 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 Zootaxa.
Lastname, F. (2000) Title. .
This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women. .
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Zootaxa referencing style?
An example song citation in Zootaxa.Lastname, F. (2000) Album Song Title. .
The Beatles (1969) Abbey Road Here Comes the Sun. .
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