What does a ASCO reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in ASCO looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162, 2021

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

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ASCO citation examples

The same three sources formatted in ASCO — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: 1. Rivera M, Chen D: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162, 2021
Book: 2. Okafor A: The craft of research writing (ed 2). Cambridge, University Press, 2019
Website: 3. 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 ASCO

ASCO style for oncology. Points at the the Journal of Clinical Oncology style — the society publishes no CSL style of its own.

When to use ASCO: Journal of Clinical Oncology and ASCO publications. Common in: United States.

Subject areas: medicine.

How to use this ASCO 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 "ASCO" 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 ASCO

What is American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)?: ASCO style for oncology. Points at the the Journal of Clinical Oncology style — the society publishes no CSL style of its own.
When should I use ASCO?: Journal of Clinical Oncology and ASCO publications.
What does an in-text citation look like in ASCO?: ASCO 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 ASCO reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in ASCO looks like this: 1. Rivera M, Chen D: The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162, 2021
How can I generate a ASCO 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 ASCO as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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