BMC Microbiology Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in BMC Microbiology style?

This is the Citationsy guide to BMC Microbiology 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 BMC Microbiology.

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How do you cite a book in the BMC Microbiology referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in BMC Microbiology

Here’s an example book citation in BMC Microbiology using placeholders:
1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: Publisher; 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
BMC Microbiology citation:
1. Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st edition. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in BMC Microbiology looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the BMC Microbiology citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in BMC Microbiology format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in BMC Microbiology in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a BMC Microbiology journal citation example using placeholders:
1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume Issue:pages Used. doi:DOI.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in BMC Microbiology: