Plant Biology Citation Generator

Plant Biology citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Plant Biology — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article

Rivera M., Chen D. (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162.

Book

Okafor A. (2019) The craft of research writing, 2nd edn. University Press, Cambridge.

Website

Larsen S. (2023) How peer review works. Open Science Digest [online] URL: https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 10 January 2024).

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera & Chen 2021)

About Plant Biology

Citation style for Plant Biology. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Plant Biology 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 "Plant Biology" 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 Plant Biology

What is Plant Biology?

Citation style for Plant Biology. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Plant Biology?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Plant Biology style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Plant Biology?

Plant Biology is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (Rivera & Chen 2021)

What does a Plant Biology reference list entry look like?

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

How can I generate a Plant Biology 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 Plant Biology as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.