What does a First Monday reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in First Monday looks like this: Maria Rivera and David Chen, 2021. “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, volume 12, number 3, pp. 145–162.

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

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First Monday citation examples

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

Journal article: Maria Rivera and David Chen, 2021. “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, volume 12, number 3, pp. 145–162.
Book: Amara Okafor, 2019. The craft of research writing, 2nd ed., Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Sofie Larsen, 2023. “How peer review works,” Open Science Digest, at https://www.example.org/peer-review, accessed 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About First Monday

Citation style for First Monday. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: humanities.

How to use this First Monday 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 "First Monday" 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 First Monday

What is First Monday?: Citation style for First Monday. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use First Monday?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the First Monday style.
What does an in-text citation look like in First Monday?: First Monday 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 and Chen, 2021)
What does a First Monday reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in First Monday looks like this: Maria Rivera and David Chen, 2021. “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, volume 12, number 3, pp. 145–162.
How can I generate a First Monday 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 First Monday as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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