What does a Meta Gene reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Meta Gene looks like this: 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 Meta Gene 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 Meta Gene as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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Meta Gene citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Meta Gene — 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, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor, A., 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd ed. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen, S., 2023. How peer review works [WWW Document]. Open Science Digest. URL https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 1.10.24).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Meta Gene

Citation style for Meta Gene. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Meta Gene follows the formatting of Elsevier Harvard, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Meta Gene 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 "Meta Gene" 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 Meta Gene

What is Meta Gene?: Citation style for Meta Gene. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Meta Gene?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Meta Gene style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Meta Gene?: Meta Gene 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 Meta Gene reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Meta Gene looks like this: 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 Meta Gene 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 Meta Gene 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.