BMJ Referencing Guide
(updated Dec 2023)
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How to do citations in BMJ style?
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How do you cite a book in the BMJ referencing style? (2023 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.
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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
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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 4 Dec. 2023).
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 4 Dec. 2023).
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How to cite a YouTube video BMJ in 2023
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 4 Dec. 2023).
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. 2015.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed 4 Dec. 2023).
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 4 Dec. 2023).
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. 2018.https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women (accessed 4 Dec. 2023).
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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 4 Dec. 2023).
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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 4 Dec. 2023).
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