The Astronomical Journal Citation Generator

The Astronomical Journal citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Astronomical Journal — 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, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145

Book

Okafor, A. 2019, The craft of research writing (2nd ed.; Cambridge: University Press)

Website

Larsen, S. 2023, Open Science Digest, https://www.example.org/peer-review

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera & Chen 2021)

About The Astronomical Journal

Citation style for The Astronomical Journal. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use The Astronomical Journal: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Astronomical Journal style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: physics.

Formatting rules: The Astronomical Journal follows the formatting of The Astrophysical Journal, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this The Astronomical Journal 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 "The Astronomical Journal" 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 The Astronomical Journal

What is The Astronomical Journal?

Citation style for The Astronomical Journal. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use The Astronomical Journal?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Astronomical Journal style.

What does an in-text citation look like in The Astronomical Journal?

The Astronomical Journal 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 & Chen 2021)

What does a The Astronomical Journal reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in The Astronomical Journal looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. 2021, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145

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