What does a Bmj Open reference list entry look like?

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

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

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Bmj Open citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Bmj Open — 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;12:145–62. 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. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. 2023. https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 10 January 2024)
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Bmj Open

Citation style for Bmj Open. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: medicine.

Formatting rules: Bmj Open follows the formatting of BMJ, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Bmj Open 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 "Bmj Open" 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 Bmj Open

What is Bmj Open?: Citation style for Bmj Open. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Bmj Open?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Bmj Open style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Bmj Open?: Bmj Open 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 Bmj Open reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Bmj Open looks like this: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12:145–62. doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Bmj Open 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 Bmj Open as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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