What does a Meccanica reference list entry look like?

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

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

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Meccanica citation examples

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

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

About Meccanica

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

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

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: Meccanica follows the formatting of Springer Basic Brackets, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Meccanica 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 "Meccanica" 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 Meccanica

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

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