Nature Cell Biology Citation Generator

Nature Cell Biology citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Nature Cell Biology — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article

1. Rivera, M. & Chen, D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162 (2021).

Book

2. Okafor, A. The Craft of Research Writing. (University Press, Cambridge, 2019).

Website

3. Larsen, S. How peer review works. Open Science Digest https://www.example.org/peer-review (2023).

In-text citation (for the journal article)

1

About Nature Cell Biology

Citation style for Nature Cell Biology. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Nature Cell Biology: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Nature Cell Biology style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology and medicine.

Formatting rules: Nature Cell Biology follows the formatting of Nature, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Nature Cell Biology generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Nature Cell Biology" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Nature Cell Biology

What is Nature Cell Biology?

Citation style for Nature Cell Biology. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Nature Cell Biology?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Nature Cell Biology style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Nature Cell Biology?

Nature Cell Biology is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: 1

What does a Nature Cell Biology reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Nature Cell Biology looks like this: 1. Rivera, M. & Chen, D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162 (2021).

How can I generate a Nature Cell Biology citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Nature Cell Biology as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.