Nature Photonics Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Nature Photonics referencing style? (2024 Guide)

A book citation in Nature Photonics always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an example

Here’s an example book citation in Nature Photonics using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Nature Photonics citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Nature Photonics looks like this: ¹


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How to reference a journal article in the Nature Photonics citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Nature Photonics format?

Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in Nature Photonics

Here’s a Nature Photonics journal citation example using placeholders: 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 Photonics: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹


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

If you’re writing a research paper, you’ll likely do a fair amount of research online. If you have websites that you want to use as sources for your paper in Nature Photonics, follow this simple guide

Here’s an Nature Photonics example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹

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How to cite a YouTube video Nature Photonics in 2024

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Nature Photonics? Here’s how

Here’s a Nature Photonics citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video Nature Photonics? And an in-text video citation would look like this: ¹

How to cite a podcast using Nature Photonics referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Nature Photonics, this is what you’ll need

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 Photonics. Podcast referencing example in Nature Photonics using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹

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

Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in Nature Photonics

An example song citation in Nature Photonics. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Nature Photonics: And an in-text citation would look like this: ¹