What does an in-text citation look like in Offa?

Offa 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 Offa reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Offa looks like this: Rivera/Chen 2021: M. Rivera/D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 3, 2021, 145–162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

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

Offa Citation Generator

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Offa citation examples

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

Journal article: Rivera/Chen 2021: M. Rivera/D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 3, 2021, 145–162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: Okafor 2019: A. Okafor, The craft of research writing 2(Cambridge 2019).
Website: Larsen 2023: S. Larsen, How peer review works, 2023. https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed: 01/10/2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera/Chen 2021)

About Offa

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

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

Subject areas: anthropology.

How to use this Offa 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 "Offa" 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 Offa

What is Offa?: Citation style for Offa. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Offa?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Offa style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Offa?: Offa 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 Offa reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Offa looks like this: Rivera/Chen 2021: M. Rivera/D. Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12, 3, 2021, 145–162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Offa 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 Offa 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.