What does a Msphere reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Msphere 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.

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

Msphere Citation Generator

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Msphere citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Msphere — 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.
Book: 2. Okafor A. 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd ed. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: 3. Larsen S. 2023. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (1)

About Msphere

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

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

Subject areas: biology.

Formatting rules: Msphere follows the formatting of ASM, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Msphere 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 "Msphere" 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 Msphere

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