What does a Ocean Science reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Ocean Science looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.

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

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Ocean Science citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Ocean Science — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera, M. and Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.
Book: Okafor, A.: The craft of research writing, 2nd ed., University Press, Cambridge, 2019.
Website: How peer review works: https://www.example.org/peer-review, last access: 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Ocean Science

Citation style for Ocean Science. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: Ocean Science follows the formatting of Copernicus Publications, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Ocean Science 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 "Ocean Science" 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 Ocean Science

What is Ocean Science?: Citation style for Ocean Science. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Ocean Science?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Ocean Science style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Ocean Science?: Ocean Science 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 Ocean Science reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Ocean Science looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.
How can I generate a Ocean Science 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 Ocean Science 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.