BMC Cancer Referencing Guide
(updated Jan 2023)

Last updated: Tue, Jan 24 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in BMC Cancer style?

This is the Citationsy guide to BMC Cancer 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 BMC Cancer.

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How do you cite a book in the BMC Cancer referencing style? (2023 Guide)

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

Here’s an example book citation in BMC Cancer using placeholders:

1. Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City: 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:
BMC Cancer citation:

1. Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st edition. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in BMC Cancer looks like this: [1]

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

How do you cite scientific papers in BMC Cancer format?

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

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

1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container. 2000;Volume Issue:pages Used. doi:DOI.

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 Cancer:

1. Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. . 2007;18:161-72. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a website in a paper in BMC Cancer 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 BMC Cancer

Here’s an BMC Cancer example website reference:

1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. . 2000. https://www.example.com. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

1. Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. . 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video BMC Cancer in 2023

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

Here’s a BMC Cancer citation YouTube video example:

1. ChannelName. Title. YouTube. 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

So how to cite a video BMC Cancer?

1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using BMC Cancer referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in BMC Cancer

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 BMC Cancer.

1. Lastname F. Title. . 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

Podcast referencing example in BMC Cancer using “This American Life” episode 640:

1. This American Life. 640: Five Women. . 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

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 BMC Cancer 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 BMC Cancer

An example song citation in BMC Cancer.

1. Lastname F. Song Title. 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in BMC Cancer:

1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 26Jan.2023.

And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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BMC Cancer Referencing Guide (updated Jan 2023)