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World Development citation examples

The same three sources formatted in World Development — 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). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book
Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing (2nd ed.). University Press.
Website
Larsen, S. (2023, May 14). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera & Chen, 2021)

About World Development

Citation style for World Development. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Formatting rules: World Development follows the formatting of APA 7, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this World Development 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 "World Development" 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 World Development

What is World Development?
Citation style for World Development. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use World Development?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the World Development style.
What does an in-text citation look like in World Development?
World Development 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 World Development reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in World Development looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a World Development 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 World Development 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.