Global Discourse Citation Generator

Global Discourse citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Global Discourse — 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. (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3): 145–162, doi: doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

Book

Okafor, A. (2019) The craft of research writing. 2nd ed., University Press.

Website

Larsen, S. (2023) How peer review works, Open Science Digest, https://www.example.org/peer-review.

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Global Discourse

Citation style for Global Discourse. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Global Discourse follows the formatting of Bristol University Press, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Global Discourse 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 "Global Discourse" 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 Global Discourse

What is Global Discourse?

Citation style for Global Discourse. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Global Discourse?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Global Discourse style.

What does an in-text citation look like in Global Discourse?

Global Discourse 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 Global Discourse reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Global Discourse looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D. (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3): 145–162, doi: doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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