What does a Science Advances reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Science Advances looks like this: 1. M. Rivera, D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162 (2021).

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

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Science Advances citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Science Advances — 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, 145–162 (2021).
Book: 2. A. Okafor, The Craft of Research Writing (University Press, Cambridge, ed. 2, 2019).
Website: 3. S. Larsen, How peer review works, Open Science Digest (2023). https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (1)

About Science Advances

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

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

Subject areas: science.

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

How to use this Science Advances 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 "Science Advances" 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 Science Advances

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

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