What does a Informal Logic reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Informal Logic looks like this: Rivera, Maria and David Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3):145–62.

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

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

Journal article: Rivera, Maria and David Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3):145–62.
Book: Okafor, Amara. 2019. The craft of research writing. Cambridge: University Press. 2nd ed.
Website: Larsen, Sofie. 2023. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. URL accessed 10 January 2024: <www.example.org>.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Informal Logic

Citation style for Informal Logic. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: communications and philosophy.

How to use this Informal Logic 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 "Informal Logic" 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 Informal Logic

What is Informal Logic?: Citation style for Informal Logic. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Informal Logic?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Informal Logic style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Informal Logic?: Informal Logic 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 Informal Logic reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Informal Logic looks like this: Rivera, Maria and David Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 12(3):145–62.
How can I generate a Informal Logic 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 Informal Logic as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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