West European Politics Citation Generator

West European Politics citation examples

The same three sources formatted in West European Politics — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article

Rivera, Maria, and David Chen (2021). “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12:3, 145–162.

Book

Okafor, Amara (2019). The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press.

Website

Larsen, Sofie (2023). “How peer review works,” Open Science Digest, https://www.example.org/peer-review (Accessed January 10, 2024).

In-text citation (for the journal article)

(Rivera and Chen 2021)

About West European Politics

Citation style for West European Politics. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use West European Politics: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the West European Politics style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: political science.

How to use this West European Politics 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 "West European Politics" 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 West European Politics

What is West European Politics?

Citation style for West European Politics. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When should I use West European Politics?

When submitting to or citing in publications that use the West European Politics style.

What does an in-text citation look like in West European Politics?

West European Politics 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 and Chen 2021)

What does a West European Politics reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in West European Politics looks like this: Rivera, Maria, and David Chen (2021). “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12:3, 145–162.

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