What does a Bioinformatics reference list entry look like?

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

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

Bioinformatics Citation Generator

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Bioinformatics citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Bioinformatics — 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. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021;12(3):145–62. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: Okafor A. The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed., Cambridge: University Press, 2019.
Website: Larsen S. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. 14 May 2023. https://www.example.org/peer-review (10 Jan. 2024, date last accessed).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Bioinformatics

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

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

Subject areas: biology.

Formatting rules: Bioinformatics follows the formatting of Oxford Journals Scimed Author Date, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Bioinformatics 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 "Bioinformatics" 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 Bioinformatics

What is Bioinformatics?: Citation style for Bioinformatics. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Bioinformatics?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Bioinformatics style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Bioinformatics?: Bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Bioinformatics looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021;12(3):145–62. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics 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.