What does a Lancet reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Lancet looks like this: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021; 12: 145–62.

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

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Lancet citation examples

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

Journal article: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021; 12: 145–62.
Book: 2 Okafor A. The craft of research writing, 2nd edn. Cambridge: University Press, 2019.
Website: 3 Larsen S. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. 2023; published online May 14. https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed Jan 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About Lancet

Lancet citation style. Numbered references, Vancouver-like.

When to use Lancet: The Lancet and Lancet family journals. Common in: International.

Subject areas: medicine.

How to use this Lancet 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 "Lancet" 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 Lancet

What is The Lancet?: Lancet citation style. Numbered references, Vancouver-like.
When should I use Lancet?: The Lancet and Lancet family journals.
What does an in-text citation look like in Lancet?: Lancet 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 Lancet reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Lancet looks like this: 1 Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021; 12: 145–62.
How can I generate a Lancet 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 Lancet as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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