Medicines Citation Generator

Medicines citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Medicines — 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. The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021, 12, 145–162, doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

Book

2. Okafor, A. The Craft of Research Writing; 2nd ed.; University Press: Cambridge, 2019;

Website

3. Larsen, S. How Peer Review Works Available online: https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed on 10 January 2024).

In-text citation (for the journal article)

[1]

About Medicines

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

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

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: Medicines follows the formatting of Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Medicines 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 "Medicines" 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 Medicines

What is Medicines?

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

When should I use Medicines?

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

What does an in-text citation look like in Medicines?

Medicines 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 Medicines reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Medicines looks like this: 1. Rivera, M.; Chen, D. The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021, 12, 145–162, doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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