What does a Big Data reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Big Data looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021;12(3):145–162; doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

Big Data Citation Generator

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Big Data citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Big Data — 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):145–162; doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: 2. Okafor A. The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed. University Press: Cambridge; 2019.
Website: 3. Larsen S. How Peer Review Works. 2023. Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review [Last accessed: 1/10/2024].
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About Big Data

Citation style for Big Data. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: engineering.

Formatting rules: Big Data follows the formatting of Mary Ann Liebert Vancouver, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Big Data 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 "Big Data" 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 Big Data

What is Big Data?: Citation style for Big Data. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Big Data?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Big Data style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Big Data?: Big Data 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 Big Data reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Big Data looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021;12(3):145–162; doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Big Data 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 Big Data 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.