The Astrophysical Journal Letters Citation Generator

The Astrophysical Journal Letters citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Astrophysical Journal Letters — 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 Astrophysical Journal Letters

Citation style for The Astrophysical Journal Letters. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: physics.

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

How to use this The Astrophysical Journal Letters 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 Astrophysical Journal Letters" 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 Astrophysical Journal Letters

What is The Astrophysical Journal Letters?

Citation style for The Astrophysical Journal Letters. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use The Astrophysical Journal Letters?

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

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

The Astrophysical Journal Letters 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 Astrophysical Journal Letters reference list entry look like?

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

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