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Physical Communication Citation Generator

Create accurate Physical Communication citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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Physical Communication citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Physical Communication — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article
[1] M. Rivera, D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book
[2] A. Okafor, The craft of research writing, 2nd ed., University Press, Cambridge, 2019.
Website
[3] S. Larsen, How peer review works, Open Science Digest (2023). https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed January 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article)
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About Physical Communication

Citation style for Physical Communication. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Physical Communication follows the formatting of Elsevier with titles, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Physical Communication 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 "Physical Communication" 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 Physical Communication

What is Physical Communication?
Citation style for Physical Communication. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Physical Communication?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Physical Communication style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Physical Communication?
Physical Communication 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 Physical Communication reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Physical Communication looks like this: [1] M. Rivera, D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Physical Communication 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 Physical Communication 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.