What does a Biotechniques reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Biotechniques looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.

How can I generate a Biotechniques citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Biotechniques as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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Biotechniques citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Biotechniques — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: 1. Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.
Book: 2. Okafor, A. 2019. The craft of research writing (Cambridge: University Press).
Website: 3. Larsen, S. 2023. How peer review works.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (1)

About Biotechniques

Citation style for Biotechniques. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Biotechniques: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Biotechniques style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Biotechniques generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Biotechniques" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Biotechniques

What is Biotechniques?: Citation style for Biotechniques. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Biotechniques?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Biotechniques style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Biotechniques?: Biotechniques is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (1)
What does a Biotechniques reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Biotechniques looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.
How can I generate a Biotechniques citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Biotechniques as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.