What does a ACM SIGGRAPH reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in ACM SIGGRAPH looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 3, 145–162.

How can I generate a ACM SIGGRAPH 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 ACM SIGGRAPH as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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ACM SIGGRAPH citation examples

The same three sources formatted in ACM SIGGRAPH — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera, M. and Chen, D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 3, 145–162.
Book: Okafor, A. 2019. The craft of research writing. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen, S. 2023. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): [Rivera and Chen 2021]

About ACM SIGGRAPH

ACM SIGGRAPH conference and journal style.

When to use ACM SIGGRAPH: SIGGRAPH and graphics conferences. Common in: International.

Subject areas: engineering.

How to use this ACM SIGGRAPH 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 "ACM SIGGRAPH" 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 ACM SIGGRAPH

What is ACM SIGGRAPH?: ACM SIGGRAPH conference and journal style.
When should I use ACM SIGGRAPH?: SIGGRAPH and graphics conferences.
What does an in-text citation look like in ACM SIGGRAPH?: ACM SIGGRAPH is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: [Rivera and Chen 2021]
What does a ACM SIGGRAPH reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in ACM SIGGRAPH looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 3, 145–162.
How can I generate a ACM SIGGRAPH 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 ACM SIGGRAPH as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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