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O Bib Citation Generator

Create accurate O Bib citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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We'll automatically detect the type and fetch metadata. Paste one identifier per line to cite a whole list at once.

O Bib citation examples

The same three sources formatted in O Bib — a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text:

Journal article
Rivera, Maria; Chen, David: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, in: Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3), 2021, pp. 145–162. Online: <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>.
Book
Okafor, Amara: The craft of research writing, Cambridge 20192.
Website
Larsen, Sofie: How peer review works, Open Science Digest, 05/14/2023, <https://www.example.org/peer-review>, accessed: 01/10/2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article)
Rivera, Maria; Chen, David: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, in: Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3), 2021, pp. 145–162. Online: <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>.

About O Bib

Citation style for O Bib. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: humanities.

Formatting rules: O Bib follows the formatting of Infoclio De, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this O Bib 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 "O Bib" 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 O Bib

What is O Bib?
Citation style for O Bib. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use O Bib?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the O Bib style.
What does an in-text citation look like in O Bib?
O Bib is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Rivera, Maria; Chen, David: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, in: Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3), 2021, pp. 145–162. Online: <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>.
What does a O Bib reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in O Bib looks like this: Rivera, Maria; Chen, David: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, in: Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3), 2021, pp. 145–162. Online: <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>.
How can I generate a O Bib 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 O Bib 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.