What does a Optics Express reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Optics Express looks like this: 1. M. Rivera and D. Chen, "The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice," Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3), 145–162 (2021).

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

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Optics Express citation examples

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

Journal article: 1. M. Rivera and D. Chen, "The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice," Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3), 145–162 (2021).
Book: 2. A. Okafor, The Craft of Research Writing, 2nd ed. (University Press, 2019).
Website: 3. S. Larsen, "How peer review works," https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Optics Express

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

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

Subject areas: physics.

How to use this Optics Express 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 "Optics Express" 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 Optics Express

What is Optics Express?: Citation style for Optics Express. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Optics Express?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Optics Express style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Optics Express?: Optics Express 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 Optics Express reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Optics Express looks like this: 1. M. Rivera and D. Chen, "The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice," Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3), 145–162 (2021).
How can I generate a Optics Express 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 Optics Express as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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