What does a Hand reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Hand looks like this: 3. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145

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

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Hand citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Hand — 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. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: 2. Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: 1. Larsen S. How peer review works [Internet]. Open Science Digest. 2023 [cited 2024 Jan 10]. Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Hand

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

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

Subject areas: medicine.

How to use this Hand 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 "Hand" 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 Hand

What is Hand?: Citation style for Hand. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Hand?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Hand style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Hand?: Hand 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 Hand reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Hand looks like this: 3. Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Hand 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 Hand 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.