What does a Frontiers reference list entry look like?

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

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

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Frontiers citation examples

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

Journal article: Rivera, M., and Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162. doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing., 2nd Edn. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen, S. (2023). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. Available at: https://www.example.org/peer-review (Accessed January 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About Frontiers

Frontiers journal citation style. Used across Frontiers portfolio.

When to use Frontiers: Frontiers in Psychology, Neuroscience, and other Frontiers journals. Common in: International.

How to use this Frontiers 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 "Frontiers" 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 Frontiers

What is Frontiers?: Frontiers journal citation style. Used across Frontiers portfolio.
When should I use Frontiers?: Frontiers in Psychology, Neuroscience, and other Frontiers journals.
What does an in-text citation look like in Frontiers?: Frontiers 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 Frontiers reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Frontiers looks like this: Rivera, M., and Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 145–162. doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Frontiers 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 Frontiers as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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