What does a Cell reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Cell looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., and Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

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Cell citation examples

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

Journal article: 1. Rivera, M., and Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: 2. Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing 2nd ed. (University Press).
Website: 3. Larsen, S. (2023). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About Cell

Cell journal citation style. Used by Cell and some life sciences journals.

When to use Cell: When submitting to Cell or journals that follow this format. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Cell 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 "Cell" 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 Cell

What is Cell?: Cell journal citation style. Used by Cell and some life sciences journals.
When should I use Cell?: When submitting to Cell or journals that follow this format.
What does an in-text citation look like in Cell?: Cell 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 Cell reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Cell looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., and Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Cell 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 Cell 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.