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Zilsel Citation Generator

Create accurate Zilsel citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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Zilsel citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Zilsel — a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text:

Journal article
Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no 3, 2021, p. 145–162
Book
Amara Okafor, The craft of research writing, Cambridge, University Press, 2019
Website
Sofie Larsen, “How peer review works,” Open Science Digest, 2023
In-text citation (for the journal article)
Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no 3, 2021, p. 145–162

About Zilsel

Citation style for Zilsel. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Zilsel: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Zilsel style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: social science.

How to use this Zilsel 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 "Zilsel" 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 Zilsel

What is Zilsel?
Citation style for Zilsel. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Zilsel?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Zilsel style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Zilsel?
Zilsel is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no 3, 2021, p. 145–162
What does a Zilsel reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Zilsel looks like this: Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no 3, 2021, p. 145–162
How can I generate a Zilsel 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 Zilsel 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.