What does a Sociology reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Sociology looks like this: Rivera M and Chen D (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3): 145–162.

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

Sociology Citation Generator

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Sociology citation examples

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

Journal article: Rivera M and Chen D (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3): 145–162.
Book: Okafor A (2019) The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen S (2023) How peer review works. Available at: https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 10 January 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Sociology

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

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

Subject areas: sociology.

Formatting rules: Sociology follows the formatting of SAGE Harvard, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Sociology 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 "Sociology" 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 Sociology

What is Sociology?: Citation style for Sociology. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Sociology?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Sociology style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Sociology?: Sociology 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 Sociology reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Sociology looks like this: Rivera M and Chen D (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3): 145–162.
How can I generate a Sociology 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 Sociology 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.