What does a Cognitive Research reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Cognitive Research looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62.

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

Cognitive Research Citation Generator

Create accurate Cognitive Research citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

Language

Cognitive Research citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Cognitive Research — 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. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62.
Book: Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: 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): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Cognitive Research

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

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

Formatting rules: Cognitive Research follows the formatting of Springer Vancouver Author Date, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Cognitive Research 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 Research" 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 Research

What is Cognitive Research?: Citation style for Cognitive Research. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Cognitive Research?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Cognitive Research style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Cognitive Research?: Cognitive Research 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 Research reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Cognitive Research looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62.
How can I generate a Cognitive Research 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 Research 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.