What does a The Lancet Oncology reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in The Lancet Oncology looks like this: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021; 12: 145–62.

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

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The Lancet Oncology citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Lancet Oncology — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021; 12: 145–62.
Book: 2 Okafor A. The craft of research writing, 2nd edn. Cambridge: University Press, 2019.
Website: 3 Larsen S. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. 2023; published online May 14. https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed Jan 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About The Lancet Oncology

Citation style for The Lancet Oncology. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: medicine.

Formatting rules: The Lancet Oncology follows the formatting of Lancet, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this The Lancet Oncology 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 Lancet Oncology" 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 Lancet Oncology

What is The Lancet Oncology?: Citation style for The Lancet Oncology. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use The Lancet Oncology?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Lancet Oncology style.
What does an in-text citation look like in The Lancet Oncology?: The Lancet Oncology is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: 1
What does a The Lancet Oncology reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in The Lancet Oncology looks like this: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021; 12: 145–62.
How can I generate a The Lancet Oncology 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 Lancet Oncology as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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