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American Physics Society Citation Generator

Create accurate American Physics Society citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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American Physics Society citation examples

The same three sources formatted in American Physics Society — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article
[1] M. Rivera and D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145 (2021).
Book
[2] A. Okafor, The Craft of Research Writing, 2nd ed. (University Press, Cambridge, 2019).
Website
[3] S. Larsen, How Peer Review Works, https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article)
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About American Physics Society

Citation style for American Physics Society. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use American Physics Society: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the American Physics Society style. Common in: United States.

Subject areas: physics.

How to use this American Physics Society 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 "American Physics Society" 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 American Physics Society

What is American Physics Society?
Citation style for American Physics Society. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use American Physics Society?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the American Physics Society style.
What does an in-text citation look like in American Physics Society?
American Physics Society is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: [1]
What does a American Physics Society reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in American Physics Society looks like this: [1] M. Rivera and D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145 (2021).
How can I generate a American Physics Society 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 American Physics Society as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.