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The Open University Numeric Citation Generator

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The Open University Numeric citation examples

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

Journal article
1 Rivera, Maria and Chen, David (2021) “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice.” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), pp. 145–162.
Book
2 Okafor, Amara (2019) The craft of research writing 2nd ed., Cambridge, University Press.
Website
3 Larsen, Sofie (2023) “How peer review works.” Open Science Digest. [online] Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review (Accessed 10 January 2024)
In-text citation (for the journal article)
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About The Open University Numeric

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

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

How to use this The Open University Numeric 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 Numeric" 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 Numeric

What is The Open University Numeric?
Citation style for The Open University Numeric. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use The Open University Numeric?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Open University Numeric style.
What does an in-text citation look like in The Open University Numeric?
The Open University Numeric 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 The Open University Numeric reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in The Open University Numeric looks like this: 1 Rivera, Maria and Chen, David (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 Numeric 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 Numeric 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.