Na BF je dogovorjen sistem za pisanje referenc. V tekstu navajamo avtorja in letnico, vire na zaključku dela navedemo po abecedi. Navodila za oblikovanje pisnih diplomskih in podiplomskih izdelkov na Biotehniški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani  so dostopna tudi v elektronski obliki:
stari študijski program:
Navodila za oblikovanje pisnih diplomskih in podiplomskih izdelkov na Biotehniški fakulteti, 2001
bolonjski študijski program:
Navodila za pripravo diplomskih in podiplomskih izdelkov na Biotehniški fakulteti, 2010 (zadnja sprememba 9.4.2013)
Dodatek k navodilom, 2012

PRIMERI NAVAJANJA VIROV V DIPLOMSKIH IN MAGISTRSKIH DELIH TER DOKTORSKIH DISERTACIJAH:

navajanje cele knjige:
Abeles F.B., Morgan P.W., Saltveit M.E. 1992. Ethylene in plant biology. 3^rd ed. San Diego, Academic Press: 414 str.

navajanje diplomskega dela:
Sovdat M. 2003. Vrednotenje vsebnosti hlapnih aromatičnih spojin v plodovih jabolk. Diplomsko delo. Ljubljana, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za živilstvo: 60 str.

navajanje sestavka v knjigi ali enciklopediji:
Marcone M. 2006. Analytical techniques in food biochemistry. V: Food biochemistry and food processing. Hui Y.H. (ed.). Oxford, Blackwell Publishing: 25-33

Richards E., Fearon A.M. 2003. Butter: The product and its manufacture. V: Encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition. Vol. 2. 2^nd ed. Caballero B., Trugo L.C., Finglas P.M. (eds.). Amsterdam, Academic Press: 718-726

navajanje  referata na posvetovanju:
Coleeli G., Kadder A.A. 1994. CO₂ enriched atmospheres reduce postharvest decay and maintain good quality in high perishable fruits. V: Controlled atmosphere storage of fruit and vegetables. Proceedings of workshop, April 22-23, 1993, Milan, Italy. COST 94: The post­harvest treatment of fruit and vegetables. Eccher Zerbini P., Bertalini P., Haffner K., Hribar J., Hohn E., Somogy Z. (eds.). Brussels, Commision of the European Communities: 137-148 

Abram V. 2000. Antioksidativno delovanje flavonoidov. V: Antioksidanti v živilstvu. 20. Bitenčevi živilski dnevi, Portorož, 26. in 27. oktober 2000. Žlender B., Gašperlin L. (ur.). Ljubljana, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za živilstvo: 23-32

navajanje članka v reviji:
Salunkhe D.K., Do J.Y. 1976. Biogenesis of aroma constituents of fruits and vegetables. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 8: 161-190 

Blake C.J. 2006. Status of methodology for the determination of fat-soluble vitamins in foods, dietary supplements, and vitamin premixes . Journal of AOAC International, 90, 4: 897-910

navajanje elektronskih člankov:
Willemse J., van Wezel G. P. 2009. Imaging of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) with reduced autofluorescence reveals a novel stage of FtsZ localization. PLoS ONE, 4, 1: e4242, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004242: 5 str.

navajanje zakonov in pravilnikov:
Pravilnik o medu. 1999. Uradni list Republike Slovenije, 9, 30: 3460-3469

Commission Regulation (EC) No 757/2007 of 29 June 2007 concerning the permanent authorization of certain additives in feedingstuffs. 2007. Official Journal of the European Union, 50, L172: 43-46

navajanje standardov:
ISO 7218. Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations. 2007: 10 str.

navajanje metod AOAC:
AOAC Official Method 967.21. Ascorbic acid in vitamin preparations and juices. 1999. V: Official methods of analysis of AOAC International. Vol. 2. Cunniff P. (ed.). 16^th ed. Gaithersburg, AOAC International, Chapter 45: 16-17

AOAC Official Method 972.15. Ash in cacao products. 2005. V: OMA online: Official methods of analysis of AOAC International. 18^th ed. Gaithersburg, AOAC International, Chapter 31.1.04: 1 str.
www.eoma.aoac.org (september 2010)

navajanja patentov:
Wentworth W.E., Stearns S.D. 1995. System for identifying and quantifying selected constituents of gas samples using selective photoionization. United States Patent US005394092A: 10 str. 

citirano po – posredno navajanje primarnih virov:
Pasteur L. 1875. Discussion sur la fermentation. Bulletin de l'Académie de Médecine, 4: 380-384. Cit po: Raspor P., Čuš F., Povhe Jemec K., Zagorc T., Čadež N., Nemanič J. 2002. Yeast population dynamics in spontaneous and inoculated alcoholic fermentations of Zametovka must. Food Technology and Biotechnology, 40, 2: 95-102

navajanje spletnih virov:

-          če je naveden avtor:
Černe M. 2000. Pridelava borovnic. Ljubljana, Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije: 8 str.
www.kis.si (november 2006)

-          če je delo anonimno:
Breadmaking. 2000. Detmold, Institut für Getreide-, Kartoffel- und Stärketechnologie: 4 str.
www.bagkf.de/html/inst1.html (oktober 2007)

-          če je avtor inštitucija:
FAO. 2006. Food safety risk analysis. Rome, Food and Agriculture Organization: 119 str.
www.fao.org (oktober, 2007)