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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:

Last Name, F. N. Title. (Publisher, 2000).

So if we want to cite, for example, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
Nature citation:

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. (Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 1997).

And an in-text citation book citation in Nature looks like this: ¹

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:

Author1 LastnameA. F. & Author3 LastnameA. F. Title. Container Volume, pages Used (2000).

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 Nature:

Petit, C. & Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18, 161-172 (2007).

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

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How to cite a website in a paper in Nature style?

Here’s an Nature example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F. & Author2 LastnameA. F. Title. https://www.example.com (2000).

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

Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (2008).

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

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How to cite a YouTube video Nature

Here’s a Nature citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (2000).

So how to cite a video Nature?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (2015).

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

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.

Lastname, F. Title. (2000).

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

This American Life. 640: Five Women. (2018).

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

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

An example song citation in Nature.

Lastname, F. Song Title. Album (2000).

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

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road (1969).

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

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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 do you cite a book in the Nature referencing style?

How to reference a journal article in the Nature citation style? How do you cite scientific papers in Nature format?

How to cite a website in a paper in Nature style?

How to cite a YouTube video Nature

How to cite a podcast using Nature referencing style

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

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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 reference a journal article in the Nature citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Nature format?

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Stop doing your references by hand