What does a Fine Focus reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Fine Focus looks like this: 3. Rivera M, Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12:145–62.

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

Fine Focus Citation Generator

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Fine Focus citation examples

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

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

About Fine Focus

Citation style for Fine Focus. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Fine Focus 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 "Fine Focus" 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 Fine Focus

What is Fine Focus?: Citation style for Fine Focus. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Fine Focus?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Fine Focus style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Fine Focus?: Fine Focus 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 Fine Focus reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Fine Focus looks like this: 3. Rivera M, Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12:145–62.
How can I generate a Fine Focus 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 Fine Focus 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.