How do I add a link to my paper?

Linking your post to your research paper is a great way to share your work with wider audiences. Read on to find out how to include the link to your paper in your Community post.

Published Dec 26, 2021

Social Sciences Community

Community Support, Springer Nature

Like Be the first to like this

If you are looking to link your research paper to your blog post, this can be done via the ‘Related content’ option on the right-hand side of the blog editing menu.

The different tabs available on the 'create a post' page, with the 'Related Content' tab highlighted by a red circle.

Click on ‘Related Content’ and then simply paste the link to your article and click save. After your post is published, the link will appear as a ‘Read the paper’ button, which will take users to the original article.

The actions bar from the top of a Community blog post, with the 'Read the paper' button highlighted by a red circle.

Make sure that you are adding a valid link to your blog post. A DOI link will not show correctly, please see the guidance below to find the best format for your paper.

If your paper was published in:

a Nature Portfolio journal, your link should be in this format: https://nature.com/articles/unique-article-number
a Springer Nature journal, your link should be in this format:
https://link.springer.com/article/unique-article-number
a BMC journal, your link should be in this format:
https://journal-title.biomedcentral.com/articles/unique-article-number