What does a Positivity reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Positivity looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12, 145–162 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

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Positivity citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Positivity — 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.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12, 145–162 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: 2. Okafor, A.: The craft of research writing. University Press, Cambridge (2019)
Website: 3. Larsen, S.: How peer review works, https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Positivity

Citation style for Positivity. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: Positivity follows the formatting of Springer mathphys, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Positivity 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 "Positivity" 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 Positivity

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

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