What does a Palaeontology reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Palaeontology looks like this: RIVERA, M. and CHEN, D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162.

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

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Palaeontology citation examples

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

Journal article: RIVERA, M. and CHEN, D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145–162.
Book: OKAFOR, A. 2019. The craft of research writing. University Press, Cambridge.
Website: LARSEN, S. 2023. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. Downloaded from https://www.example.org/peer-review on 10 January 2024.
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera & Chen 2021)

About Palaeontology

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

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

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this Palaeontology 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 "Palaeontology" 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 Palaeontology

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

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