The chemical structure of nitric acid ($HNO_3$) inherently involves specific covalent and coordinate covalent bonding arrangements between nitrogen and oxygen atoms, which is a fundamental chemical fact.
The claim states that nitric acid contains specific nitrogen-oxygen bonding characteristics. This is a basic chemical definition and property of the molecule ($HNO_3$, featuring specific single and double N-O bonds along with a coordinate covalent bond), making it common knowledge for which specific research paper citations are unnecessary.