What does a Fossil Record reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Fossil Record looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.

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

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Fossil Record citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Fossil Record — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera, M. and Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.
Book: Okafor, A.: The craft of research writing, 2nd ed., University Press, Cambridge, 2019.
Website: How peer review works: https://www.example.org/peer-review, last access: 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Fossil Record

Citation style for Fossil Record. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: geology and zoology.

Formatting rules: Fossil Record follows the formatting of Copernicus Publications, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Fossil Record 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 "Fossil Record" 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 Fossil Record

What is Fossil Record?: Citation style for Fossil Record. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Fossil Record?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Fossil Record style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Fossil Record?: Fossil Record 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 Fossil Record reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Fossil Record looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.
How can I generate a Fossil Record 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 Fossil Record as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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