What does a Indiana reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Indiana looks like this: Rivera, M. & D. Chen2021 The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3): 145–162.

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

Indiana Citation Generator

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Indiana citation examples

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

Journal article: Rivera, M. & D. Chen2021 The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3): 145–162.
Book: Okafor, A.2019 The craft of research writing. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen, S.2023 (14. May) How peer review works. Open Science Digest. <https://www.example.org/peer-review> (10.Jan.2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera & Chen 2021)

About Indiana

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

When to use Indiana: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Indiana style. Common in: India.

Subject areas: humanities.

How to use this Indiana 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 "Indiana" 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 Indiana

What is Indiana?: Citation style for Indiana. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Indiana?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Indiana style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Indiana?: Indiana 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 & Chen 2021)
What does a Indiana reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Indiana looks like this: Rivera, M. & D. Chen2021 The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3): 145–162.
How can I generate a Indiana 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 Indiana as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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