What does a Egretta reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Egretta looks like this: Rivera M. & D. Chen (2021): The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3): 145–162. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

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Egretta citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Egretta — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera M. & D. Chen (2021): The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3): 145–162. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: Okafor A. (2019): The craft of research writing. 2. ed. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: Larsen S. (2023): How peer review works. URL: https://www.example.org/peer-review, accessed 01/10/2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera & Chen 2021)

About Egretta

Citation style for Egretta. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Egretta 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 "Egretta" 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 Egretta

What is Egretta?: Citation style for Egretta. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Egretta?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Egretta style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Egretta?: Egretta 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 Egretta reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Egretta looks like this: Rivera M. & D. Chen (2021): The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12 (3): 145–162. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Egretta 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 Egretta as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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