Nursing Open Citation Generator

Nursing Open citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Nursing Open — 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(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145

Book

Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing (2nd ed.). University Press.

Website

Larsen, S. (2023, May 14). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera & Chen, 2021)

About Nursing Open

Citation style for Nursing Open. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Nursing Open follows the formatting of APA 7, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Nursing Open 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 "Nursing Open" 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 Nursing Open

What is Nursing Open?

Citation style for Nursing Open. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use Nursing Open?

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

What does an in-text citation look like in Nursing Open?

Nursing Open 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 & Chen, 2021)

What does a Nursing Open reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Nursing Open looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (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 Nursing Open 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 Nursing Open as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.