What does a Information Sciences reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Information Sciences looks like this: [1] M. Rivera, D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

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Information Sciences citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Information Sciences — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: [1] M. Rivera, D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: [2] A. Okafor, The craft of research writing, 2nd ed., University Press, Cambridge, 2019.
Website: [3] S. Larsen, How peer review works, Open Science Digest (2023). https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed January 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Information Sciences

Citation style for Information Sciences. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Information Sciences follows the formatting of Elsevier with titles, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Information Sciences 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 "Information Sciences" 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 Information Sciences

What is Information Sciences?: Citation style for Information Sciences. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Information Sciences?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Information Sciences style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Information Sciences?: Information Sciences is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: [1]
What does a Information Sciences reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Information Sciences looks like this: [1] M. Rivera, D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Information Sciences 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 Information Sciences as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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