What does a Nature Brackets reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Nature Brackets 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 Brackets 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 Brackets as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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Nature Brackets citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Nature Brackets — 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 Brackets

Citation style for Nature Brackets. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: science and generic base.

How to use this Nature Brackets 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 Brackets" 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 Brackets

What is Nature Brackets?: Citation style for Nature Brackets. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Nature Brackets?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Nature Brackets style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Nature Brackets?: Nature Brackets 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 Brackets reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Nature Brackets 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 Brackets 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 Brackets as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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