What does a Circulation reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Circulation looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12:145–162.

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

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Circulation citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Circulation — 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;12:145–162.
Book: 2. Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: 3. Larsen S. How peer review works [Internet]. Open Science Digest. 2023 [cited 2024 Jan 10];Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About Circulation

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

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

Subject areas: medicine.

Formatting rules: Circulation follows the formatting of Stroke, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Circulation 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 "Circulation" 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 Circulation

What is Circulation?: Citation style for Circulation. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Circulation?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Circulation style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Circulation?: Circulation 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 Circulation reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Circulation looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12:145–162.
How can I generate a Circulation 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 Circulation as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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