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The Astrophysical Journal Citation Generator

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The Astrophysical Journal citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Astrophysical Journal — 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, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145
Book
Okafor, A. 2019, The craft of research writing (2nd ed.; Cambridge: University Press)
Website
Larsen, S. 2023, Open Science Digest, https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera & Chen 2021)

About The Astrophysical Journal

Citation style for The Astrophysical Journal. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use The Astrophysical Journal: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Astrophysical Journal style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: science.

How to use this The Astrophysical Journal 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 "The Astrophysical Journal" 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 The Astrophysical Journal

What is The Astrophysical Journal?
Citation style for The Astrophysical Journal. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use The Astrophysical Journal?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Astrophysical Journal style.
What does an in-text citation look like in The Astrophysical Journal?
The Astrophysical Journal 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 The Astrophysical Journal reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in The Astrophysical Journal looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. 2021, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12, 145
How can I generate a The Astrophysical Journal 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 The Astrophysical Journal 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.