Nature Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to Nature 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.
How to do citations in Nature style?

How do you cite a book in the Nature referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in Nature using placeholders:1.
Last Name, F. N. Title. (Publisher, 2000).
Nature citation:
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Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. (Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 1997).
How to reference a journal article in the Nature citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Nature format?
Here’s a Nature journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. & Author3 LastnameA. F. Title. Container Volume, pages Used (2000).
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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).
How to cite a website in a paper in Nature style?
Here’s an Nature example website reference:1.
Author1 LastnameA. F. & Author2 LastnameA. F. Title. https://www.example.com (2000).
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).
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How to cite a YouTube video Nature
Here’s a Nature citation YouTube video example:1.
ChannelName. Title. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (2000).
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (2015).
How to cite a podcast using Nature referencing style
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.
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Lastname, F. Title. (2000).
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This American Life. 640: Five Women. (2018).
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Nature referencing style?
An example song citation in Nature.1.
Lastname, F. Song Title. Album (2000).
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road (1969).
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