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Local Environment Citation Generator

Create accurate Local Environment citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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We'll automatically detect the type and fetch metadata. Paste one identifier per line to cite a whole list at once.

Local Environment citation examples

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

Journal article
Rivera, Maria, and David Chen. 2021. “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3): 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book
Okafor, Amara. 2019. The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press.
Website
Larsen, Sofie. 2023. “How Peer Review Works.” Open Science Digest, May 14. https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Local Environment

Citation style for Local Environment. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: biology.

Formatting rules: Local Environment follows the formatting of T&F Chicago, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Local Environment 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 "Local Environment" 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 Local Environment

What is Local Environment?
Citation style for Local Environment. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Local Environment?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Local Environment style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Local Environment?
Local Environment 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 Local Environment reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Local Environment looks like this: Rivera, Maria, and David Chen. 2021. “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3): 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Local Environment 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 Local Environment 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.