What does a Nlm Name Year reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Nlm Name Year looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145

How can I generate a Nlm Name Year 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 Nlm Name Year 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 Nlm Name Year — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book: Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: Larsen S. Open Science Digest [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2024 Jan 10]. How peer review works. Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera, and Chen 2021)

About Nlm Name Year

Citation style for Nlm Name Year. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Nlm Name Year: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Nlm Name Year style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: generic base, medicine and science.

How to use this Nlm Name Year 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 "Nlm Name Year" 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 Nlm Name Year

What is Nlm Name Year?: Citation style for Nlm Name Year. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Nlm Name Year?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Nlm Name Year style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Nlm Name Year?: Nlm Name Year 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 Nlm Name Year reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Nlm Name Year looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–62. doi:10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a Nlm Name Year 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 Nlm Name Year as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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