Nature Neuroscience Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Nature Neuroscience style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Nature Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience.

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

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

Here’s an example book citation in Nature Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience looks like this: 1


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Nature Neuroscience format?

An Nature Neuroscience citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Nature Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience:
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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 Neuroscience style?

When listing Internet sources in your References or Works Cited, the most important thing to remember is that your goal is to make it easy for a reader to check and consult your sources. Here’s how to cite a website in Nature Neuroscience

Here’s an Nature Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience in 2024

If you’ve previously cited a video from a website in Nature Neuroscience, then the process for citing a video from YouTube is basically the same. Here’s how to do it

Here’s a Nature Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience?
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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 Neuroscience referencing style

As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in Nature Neuroscience

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 Neuroscience.
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Lastname, F. Title. (2000).
Podcast referencing example in Nature Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience referencing style?

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Nature Neuroscience

An example song citation in Nature Neuroscience.
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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 Neuroscience:
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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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