What does a ACP reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in ACP looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

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ACP citation examples

The same three sources formatted in ACP — 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, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: 2. Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: 3. Larsen S. Open Science Digest [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2024 Jan 10]. How peer review works. Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): (1)

About ACP

ACP style for internal medicine. Points at the Annals of Internal Medicine style — the society publishes no CSL style of its own.

When to use ACP: Annals of Internal Medicine. Common in: United States.

Subject areas: medicine.

Formatting rules: ACP follows the formatting of Nlm Citation Sequence, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this ACP 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 "ACP" 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 ACP

What is American College of Physicians (ACP)?: ACP style for internal medicine. Points at the Annals of Internal Medicine style — the society publishes no CSL style of its own.
When should I use ACP?: Annals of Internal Medicine.
What does an in-text citation look like in ACP?: ACP 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 ACP reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in ACP looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a ACP 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 ACP as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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