What does a Solid Earth reference list entry look like?

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

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

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Solid Earth citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Solid Earth — 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.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162, https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145, 2021.
Book: Okafor, A.: The craft of research writing, 2nd ed., University Press, Cambridge, 2019.
Website: How peer review works: https://www.example.org/peer-review, last access: 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Solid Earth

Citation style for Solid Earth. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: geology and science.

Formatting rules: Solid Earth follows the formatting of Copernicus Publications, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Solid Earth 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 "Solid Earth" 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 Solid Earth

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