PLOS (Public Library of Science) style guides
Choose the source you are citing from using the list below.
- Archive material
- Artwork
- Blog
- Book
- Broadcast
- Chapter of an edited book
- Conference proceedings
- Court case
- Dictionary entry
- Dissertation
- DVD, video, or film
- E-book or PDF
- Edited book
- Encyclopedia article
- Government publication
- Interview
- Journal
- Magazine
- Music or recording
- Newspaper
- Online image or video
- Patent
- Podcast
- Presentation or lecture
- Press release
- Religious text
- Report
- Software
- Website
Here are some examples of the PLOS style:
Book: 1. ACS (n.d.) The ACS Code of Ethics. 1st ed. Available: https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/7835/Code-of-Ethics.pdf. Accessed 28 April 2015.
Journal: 1. Brown S, Ponsonby-McCabe S (2014) Brand mascots. London: Routledge.
Website: 1. Verene D (2013) Moral philosophy and the modern world.