Free Nature Citation Generator
Nature style is used by Nature and its sister journals. Generate Nature references, Scientific Reports bibliography entries and superscript numeric citations from the same source data.
About Nature (Nature Referencing Guide)
Nature style is used by Nature and its sister journals. Generate Nature references, Scientific Reports bibliography entries and superscript numeric citations from the same source data.
Example Nature citation format
Once you paste a DOI above, you'll see an example formatted in Nature style. The same data can be rendered in APA, MLA, Chicago or Harvard with a single click.
When to use this style - and how to get it right
The Nature citation generator formats references in the style used by Nature, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Nature Methods and other Nature Portfolio journals. Nature style uses superscript numeric in-text citations and a numbered reference list in citation order. Author names use initials before surnames in the bibliography, journal titles are abbreviated, and DOIs are appended at the end of each entry.
Common searches we serve: Nature reference, Nature citation style, Nature citation format, Nature journal reference format, Scientific Reports bibliography and convert APA to Nature style.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Nature generator free?
Yes. The Citation Generator is free to use. You only need to sign up if you want to save citations into a Project.
Where does the data come from?
We query Crossref, the largest open registry of scholarly DOIs, and render the output through the official Citation Style Language.