Cognitive Processing Citation Generator

Cognitive Processing citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Cognitive Processing — 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 edn. University Press, Cambridge

Website

Larsen S (2023) How peer review works. In: Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review. Accessed 10 Jan 2024

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Cognitive Processing

Citation style for Cognitive Processing. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: Cognitive Processing follows the formatting of Springer, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Cognitive Processing 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 "Cognitive Processing" 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 Cognitive Processing

What is Cognitive Processing?

Citation style for Cognitive Processing. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Cognitive Processing?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Cognitive Processing style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Cognitive Processing?

Cognitive Processing 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 Cognitive Processing reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Cognitive Processing 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 Cognitive Processing 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 Cognitive Processing as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.