Open Biology Citation Generator

Open Biology citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Open Biology — 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. (doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145)

Book

2. Okafor A. 2019 The craft of research writing. 2nd edn. Cambridge: University Press.

Website

3. Larsen S. 2023 How peer review works. Open Science Digest. See https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed on 10 January 2024).

In-text citation (for the journal article)

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About Open Biology

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

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

Subject areas: biology.

Formatting rules: Open Biology follows the formatting of Proceedings Of The Royal Society B, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Open Biology 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 "Open Biology" 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 Open Biology

What is Open Biology?

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

When should I use Open Biology?

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

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

Open Biology 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 Open Biology reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Open Biology 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. (doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145)

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