What does a PeerJ reference list entry look like?

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

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

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PeerJ citation examples

The same three sources formatted in PeerJ — 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. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: Okafor A. 2019. The craft of research writing. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen S. 2023.How peer review works. Available at https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed January 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera & Chen, 2021)

About PeerJ

PeerJ citation style. Open-access life and environmental sciences.

When to use PeerJ: PeerJ and PeerJ Computer Science. Common in: International.

Subject areas: biology.

How to use this PeerJ 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 "PeerJ" 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 PeerJ

What is PeerJ?: PeerJ citation style. Open-access life and environmental sciences.
When should I use PeerJ?: PeerJ and PeerJ Computer Science.
What does an in-text citation look like in PeerJ?: PeerJ 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 PeerJ reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in PeerJ looks like this: Rivera M, Chen D. 2021. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12:145–162. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a PeerJ 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 PeerJ as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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