What does a World Wide Web reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in World Wide Web looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12, 145–162 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

World Wide Web Citation Generator

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World Wide Web citation examples

The same three sources formatted in World Wide Web — 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. 12, 145–162 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: 2. Okafor, A.: The craft of research writing. University Press, Cambridge (2019)
Website: 3. Larsen, S.: How peer review works, https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About World Wide Web

Citation style for World Wide Web. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: World Wide Web follows the formatting of Springer mathphys, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this World Wide Web 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 Wide Web" 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 Wide Web

What is World Wide Web?: Citation style for World Wide Web. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use World Wide Web?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the World Wide Web style.
What does an in-text citation look like in World Wide Web?: World Wide Web 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 World Wide Web reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in World Wide Web looks like this: 1. Rivera, M., Chen, D.: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12, 145–162 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a World Wide Web 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 Wide Web 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.