Nature Materials Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Nature Materials style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Nature Materials 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 Nature Materials.

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How do you cite a book in the Nature Materials referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Nature Materials

Here’s an example book citation in Nature Materials using placeholders:
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Last Name, F. N. Title. (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:
Nature Materials citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. (Random House, 1969).
And an in-text citation book citation in Nature Materials looks like this: 1


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How to reference a journal article in the Nature Materials citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Nature Materials format?

Do you need help referencing or citing a research paper in Nature Materials? Here’s how

Here’s a Nature Materials journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. & Author3 LastnameA. F. Title. Container Volume, pages Used (2000).
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 Nature Materials:
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Petit, C. & Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172 (2007).
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1


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How to cite a website in a paper in Nature Materials style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Nature Materials this is what you need

Here’s an Nature Materials example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. & Author2 LastnameA. F. Title. https://www.example.com (2000).
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (2008).
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1

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How to cite a YouTube video Nature Materials in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in Nature Materials

Here’s a Nature Materials citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (2000).
So how to cite a video Nature Materials?
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (2015).
And an in-text video citation would look like this: 1

How to cite a podcast using Nature Materials referencing style

Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in Nature Materials

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Nature Materials.
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Lastname, F. Title. (2000).
Podcast referencing example in Nature Materials using “This American Life” episode 640:
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. (2018).
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Nature Materials referencing style?

Would you like to cite more songs in your essays and have no idea how to do it? No matter if you want to cite a record, lyrics to a song, or a whole song, here’s how to easily do it in Nature Materials

An example song citation in Nature Materials.
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Lastname, F. Song Title. Album (2000).
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Nature Materials:
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road (1969).
And an in-text citation would look like this: 1


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