What does an in-text citation look like in Arctic?

Arctic 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 Arctic reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Arctic 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. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

Arctic Citation Generator

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Arctic citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Arctic — 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. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor, A. 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen, S. 2023. How peer review works., Open Science Digest. URL https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 1.10.24).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Arctic

Citation style for Arctic. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: geology.

How to use this Arctic 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 "Arctic" 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 Arctic

What is Arctic?: Citation style for Arctic. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Arctic?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Arctic style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Arctic?: Arctic 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 Arctic reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Arctic 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. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Arctic 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 Arctic 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.