What does a Fisterra reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Fisterra 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. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

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Fisterra citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Fisterra — 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. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: Larsen S. Open Science Digest [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2024 Jan 10]. How peer review works. Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera, and Chen 2021)

About Fisterra

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

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

Formatting rules: Fisterra follows the formatting of Nlm Name Year, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Fisterra 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 "Fisterra" 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 Fisterra

What is Fisterra?: Citation style for Fisterra. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Fisterra?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Fisterra style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Fisterra?: Fisterra 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 Fisterra reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Fisterra 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. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Fisterra 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 Fisterra 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.