What does an in-text citation look like in Catena?

Catena 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 Catena reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Catena looks like this: Rivera, M., 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 Catena 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 Catena as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

Catena Citation Generator

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Catena citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Catena — 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., 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: Okafor, A., 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd ed. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen, S., 2023. How peer review works [WWW Document]. Open Science Digest. URL https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 1.10.24).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Catena

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

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

Formatting rules: Catena follows the formatting of Elsevier Harvard, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Catena 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 "Catena" 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 Catena

What is Catena?: Citation style for Catena. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Catena?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Catena style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Catena?: Catena 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 Catena reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Catena looks like this: Rivera, M., 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 Catena 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 Catena 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.