What does a Social Networks reference list entry look like?

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

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

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Social Networks citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Social Networks — 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, 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor, A., 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd ed. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen, S., 2023. How peer review works [WWW Document]. Open Science Digest. URL https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 1.10.24).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Social Networks

Citation style for Social Networks. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: Social Networks follows the formatting of Elsevier Harvard, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Social Networks 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 "Social Networks" 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 Social Networks

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