Nature Medicine Referencing Guide
(updated Sep 2024)

This is the Citationsy guide to Nature Medicine 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 Medicine.

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

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Nature Medicine

Here’s an example book citation in Nature Medicine 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 Medicine citation:

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

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

How do you cite scientific papers in Nature Medicine format?

An Nature Medicine citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Nature Medicine 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 Medicine:

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

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

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in Nature Medicine. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an Nature Medicine example website reference:

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

How to cite a YouTube video Nature Medicine in 2024

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Nature Medicine

Here’s a Nature Medicine citation YouTube video example:

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

How to cite a podcast using Nature Medicine 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 Nature Medicine

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 Medicine.

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

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

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Nature Medicine

An example song citation in Nature Medicine.

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

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