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Digital Investigation Citation Generator

Create accurate Digital Investigation citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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We'll automatically detect the type and fetch metadata. Paste one identifier per line to cite a whole list at once.

Digital Investigation citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Digital Investigation — 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 ed. University Press, Cambridge.
Website
Larsen, S., 2023. How peer review works [WWW Document]. Open Science Digest. URL https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 1.10.24).
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Digital Investigation

Citation style for Digital Investigation. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Digital Investigation follows the formatting of Elsevier Harvard, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Digital Investigation 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 "Digital Investigation" 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 Digital Investigation

What is Digital Investigation?
Citation style for Digital Investigation. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Digital Investigation?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Digital Investigation style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Digital Investigation?
Digital Investigation 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 Digital Investigation reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Digital Investigation 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 Digital Investigation 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 Digital Investigation 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.