What does a Scripta Materialia reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Scripta Materialia looks like this: [1] M. Rivera, D. Chen, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162.

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

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Scripta Materialia citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Scripta Materialia — 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, Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (2021) 145–162.
Book: [2] A. Okafor, The Craft of Research Writing, 2nd ed., University Press, Cambridge, 2019.
Website: [3] S. Larsen, Open Science Digest (2023).
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Scripta Materialia

Citation style for Scripta Materialia. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Scripta Materialia follows the formatting of Elsevier Without Titles, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Scripta Materialia 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 "Scripta Materialia" 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 Scripta Materialia

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

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