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Open Theology Citation Generator

Create accurate Open Theology citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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Open Theology citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Open Theology — a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text:

Journal article
Rivera, Maria, and David Chen. “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:3 (2021): 145–62. doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book
Okafor, Amara. The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press, 2019.
Website
Larsen, Sofie. “How Peer Review Works.” Open Science Digest, May 14, 2023. https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article)
Rivera and Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.”

About Open Theology

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

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

How to use this Open Theology 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 "Open Theology" 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 Open Theology

What is Open Theology?
Citation style for Open Theology. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Open Theology?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Open Theology style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Open Theology?
Open Theology is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Rivera and Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.”
What does a Open Theology reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Open Theology looks like this: Rivera, Maria, and David Chen. “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:3 (2021): 145–62. doi: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a Open Theology 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 Open Theology 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.