Acta Ornithologica Citation Generator

Acta Ornithologica citation examples

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

Journal article

Rivera M., Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12: 145–162.

Book

Okafor A. 2019. The craft of research writing. University Press.

Website

Larsen S. 2023. Open Science Digest. Available at: https://www.example.org/peer-review.

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera & Chen, 2021)

About Acta Ornithologica

Citation style for Acta Ornithologica. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Acta Ornithologica: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Acta Ornithologica style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology and zoology.

How to use this Acta Ornithologica 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 "Acta Ornithologica" 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 Acta Ornithologica

What is Acta Ornithologica?

Citation style for Acta Ornithologica. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Acta Ornithologica?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Acta Ornithologica style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Acta Ornithologica?

Acta Ornithologica 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 & Chen, 2021)

What does a Acta Ornithologica reference list entry look like?

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

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