BMC Medicine Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)

Last updated: Fri, May 20 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in BMC Medicine style?

This is the Citationsy guide to BMC Medicine 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 Medicine.

How do you cite a book in the BMC Medicine referencing style? (2022 Guide)

There are two places to get the information you need for a book citation: the title page, and the reverse side of the title page. Here’s how to cite it in BMC Medicine.

Here’s an example book citation in BMC Medicine 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 Medicine 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 Medicine looks like this: [1]

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

How do you cite scientific papers in BMC Medicine format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in BMC Medicine in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a BMC Medicine 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 Medicine:

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]

How to cite a website in a paper in BMC Medicine style?

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

Here’s an BMC Medicine example website reference:

1. Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. . 2000. https://www.example.com. Accessed 22May2022.

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 22May2022.

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

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How to cite a YouTube video BMC Medicine in 2022

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

Here’s a BMC Medicine citation YouTube video example:

1. ChannelName. Title. YouTube. 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 22May2022.

So how to cite a video BMC Medicine?

1. Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 22May2022.

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

How to cite a podcast using BMC Medicine referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in BMC Medicine, here’s how

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 Medicine.

1. Lastname F. Title. . 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 22May2022.

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

1. This American Life. 640: Five Women. . 2018. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 22May2022.

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

How to cite a piece of music or a song using BMC Medicine referencing style?

Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in BMC Medicine

An example song citation in BMC Medicine.

1. Lastname F. Song Title. 2000. http://www.example.com. Accessed 22May2022.

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

1. The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 22May2022.

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

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BMC Medicine Referencing Guide (updated May 2022)

How do you cite a book in the BMC Medicine referencing style? (2022 Guide)

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

How do you cite scientific papers in BMC Medicine format?

How to cite a website in a paper in BMC Medicine style?

How to cite a YouTube video BMC Medicine in 2022

How to cite a podcast using BMC Medicine referencing style

How to cite a piece of music or a song using BMC Medicine referencing style?

BMC Medicine Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)