What does a China Communications reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in China Communications looks like this: [1] M. Rivera and D. Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 145–162, 2021, doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

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China Communications citation examples

The same three sources formatted in China Communications — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: [1] M. Rivera and D. Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 145–162, 2021, doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: [2] A. Okafor, The craft of research writing, 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press, 2019.
Website: [3] S. Larsen, “How peer review works,” Open Science Digest. Accessed: Jan. 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About China Communications

Citation style for China Communications. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use China Communications: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the China Communications style. Common in: China.

Subject areas: engineering and communications.

Formatting rules: China Communications follows the formatting of IEEE, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this China Communications 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 "China Communications" 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 China Communications

What is China Communications?: Citation style for China Communications. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use China Communications?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the China Communications style.
What does an in-text citation look like in China Communications?: China Communications 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 China Communications reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in China Communications looks like this: [1] M. Rivera and D. Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 145–162, 2021, doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a China Communications 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 China Communications as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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