What does a Language reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Language looks like this: Rivera, Maria.; and David Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12.145–162. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

Language Citation Generator

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Language citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Language — 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 12.145–162. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: Okafor, Amara. 2019. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen, Sofie. 2023. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen 2021)

About Language

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

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

How to use this Language 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 "Language" 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 Language

What is Language?: Citation style for Language. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Language?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Language style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Language?: Language 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 Language reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Language looks like this: Rivera, Maria.; and David Chen. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12.145–162. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Language 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 Language 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.