Nature Physics Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Nature Physics style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Nature Physics 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 Physics.

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How do you cite a book in the Nature Physics 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 Nature Physics

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


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

How do you cite scientific papers in Nature Physics format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Nature Physics is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a Nature Physics 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 Physics:
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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 Physics style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Nature Physics is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Nature Physics 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 Physics in 2024

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Nature Physics? Here’s how

Here’s a Nature Physics 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 Physics?
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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 Physics referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in Nature Physics

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 Physics.
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Lastname, F. Title. (2000).
Podcast referencing example in Nature Physics 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 Physics 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 Physics

An example song citation in Nature Physics.
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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 Physics:
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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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