BMJ Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)
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How to do citations in BMJ style?
This is the Citationsy guide to BMJ citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to BMJ 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 BMJ.

How do you cite a book in the BMJ referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in BMJHere’s an example book citation in BMJ using placeholders:
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Last Name FN. Title. Edition. City : Publisher 2000.
BMJ citation:
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Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York : Random House 1969.
How to reference a journal article in the BMJ citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in BMJ format?
Use the following template to cite a journal article using the BMJ citation format.Here’s a BMJ journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container 2000;Volume:pages Used. doi:DOI
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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
How to cite a website in a paper in BMJ style?
I found a useful website and want to cite information from it in my paper. How do I reference in BMJ? Here’s a simple guide on how to do itHere’s an BMJ example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title. 2000.https://www.example.com (accessed 21 May 2022).
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. 2008.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed 21 May 2022).
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How to cite a YouTube video BMJ in 2022
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in BMJHere’s a BMJ citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title. YouTube. 2000.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed 21 May 2022).
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. 2015.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 21 May 2022).
How to cite a podcast using BMJ referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in BMJIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in BMJ.
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Lastname F. Title. 2000.http://www.example.com (accessed 21 May 2022).
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. 2018.https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed 21 May 2022).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using BMJ referencing style?
You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in BMJAn example song citation in BMJ.
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Lastname F. Song Title. 2000. http://www.example.com (accessed 21 May 2022).
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. 1969. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 (accessed 21 May 2022).
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