What does a Prospects reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Prospects looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

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Prospects citation examples

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

Journal article: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing (2nd ed.). Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen, S. (2023, May 14). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review. Accessed 10 January 2024
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Prospects

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

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

Subject areas: psychology.

Formatting rules: Prospects follows the formatting of Springer Socpsych Author Date, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Prospects 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 "Prospects" 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 Prospects

What is Prospects?: Citation style for Prospects. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Prospects?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Prospects style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Prospects?: Prospects 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 Prospects reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Prospects looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Prospects 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 Prospects as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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