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The Open University A251 Citation Generator

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The Open University A251 citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Open University A251 — 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, 12/3, pp.145–162.
Book
Okafor, A. (2019) The craft of research writing, Cambridge, University Press.
Website
Larsen, S. (2023) “How peer review works.” Open Science Digest. [online] https://www.example.org/peer-review (Accessed January 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera et al., 2021, p.)

About The Open University A251

Citation style for The Open University A251. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use The Open University A251: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Open University A251 style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: history.

How to use this The Open University A251 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 Open University A251" 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 Open University A251

What is The Open University A251?
Citation style for The Open University A251. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use The Open University A251?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Open University A251 style.
What does an in-text citation look like in The Open University A251?
The Open University A251 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 et al., 2021, p.)
What does a The Open University A251 reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in The Open University A251 looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D. (2021) “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12/3, pp.145–162.
How can I generate a The Open University A251 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 Open University A251 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.