What does a Cell Reports reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Cell Reports looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., and 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 Cell Reports 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 Cell Reports as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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Cell Reports citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Cell Reports — 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., and 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: 2. Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing 2nd ed. (University Press).
Website: 3. Larsen, S. (2023). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About Cell Reports

Citation style for Cell Reports. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: biology and medicine.

Formatting rules: Cell Reports follows the formatting of Cell, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Cell Reports 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 "Cell Reports" 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 Cell Reports

What is Cell Reports?: Citation style for Cell Reports. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Cell Reports?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Cell Reports style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Cell Reports?: Cell Reports 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 Cell Reports reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Cell Reports looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., and 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 Cell Reports 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 Cell Reports as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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