BMJ Open Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the BMJ Open 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 BMJ Open? This is how.

Here’s an example book citation in BMJ Open 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:
BMJ Open citation: And an in-text citation book citation in BMJ Open looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the BMJ Open citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in BMJ Open format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in BMJ Open, follow this example

Here’s a BMJ Open 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 BMJ Open: