BMC Nursing Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

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

Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in BMC Nursing? This is how.

Here’s an example book citation in BMC Nursing using placeholders: 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 Nursing citation: And an in-text citation book citation in BMC Nursing looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in BMC Nursing format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the BMC Nursing formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a BMC Nursing journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Nursing: