Biological Reviews Citation Generator

Biological Reviews citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Biological Reviews — 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, 2nd edition. University Press, Cambridge.

Website

Larsen, S. (2023) How peer review works. Open Science Digest. Https://www.example.org/peer-review [accessed 10 January 2024].

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera & Chen, 2021)

About Biological Reviews

Citation style for Biological Reviews. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: biology, zoology and botany.

How to use this Biological Reviews 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 "Biological Reviews" 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 Biological Reviews

What is Biological Reviews?

Citation style for Biological Reviews. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Biological Reviews?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Biological Reviews style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Biological Reviews?

Biological Reviews 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 Biological Reviews reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Biological Reviews 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 Biological Reviews 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 Biological Reviews as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.