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Herpetologica Citation Generator

Create accurate Herpetologica citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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Herpetologica citation examples

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

About Herpetologica

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

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

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Herpetologica 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 "Herpetologica" 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 Herpetologica

What is Herpetologica?
Citation style for Herpetologica. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Herpetologica?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Herpetologica style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Herpetologica?
Herpetologica 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 Herpetologica reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Herpetologica looks like this: Rivera, M., and D. Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Herpetologica 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 Herpetologica 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.