What does a Literator reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Literator looks like this: Rivera, M. & Chen, D., 2021, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162.

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

Literator Citation Generator

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Literator citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Literator — 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(3), 145–162.
Book: Okafor, A., 2019, The craft of research writing, 2nd edn., University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen, S., 2023, How peer review works, Open Science Digest.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera & Chen 2021)

About Literator

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

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

Subject areas: humanities.

Formatting rules: Literator follows the formatting of African Online Scientific Information Systems Harvard, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Literator 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 "Literator" 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 Literator

What is Literator?: Citation style for Literator. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Literator?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Literator style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Literator?: Literator 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 & Chen 2021)
What does a Literator reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Literator looks like this: Rivera, M. & Chen, D., 2021, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162.
How can I generate a Literator 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 Literator 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.