Citation examples
How to cite any source in any style
Worked reference-list examples for the 20 most common source types across the 20 most widely used styles. Pick a combination — we show you the format, a realistic example, and the mistakes people make.
By source type
By style
How to cite a specific item
Tricky cases — AI chatbots, social media, preprints, datasets, and more. Grouped so you can scan the category that matches the source in your hand.
AI & chatbots
Social media & web
Preprints & retracted work
Podcasts, video & press
Code, datasets & software
Government & institutional
Personal & academic sources
By journal
Exact format for articles submitted to major journals.
NatureScienceCellThe New England Journal of MedicineThe LancetJAMAThe BMJPNASNature MedicineNature CommunicationsPLOS ONEIEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine IntelligenceACM Computing SurveysThe Journal of FinanceAmerican Economic ReviewJournal of the American Chemical SocietyPhysical Review LettersThe Astrophysical JournalJournal of Political EconomyHarvard Law ReviewAnnual Review of PsychologyCirculationJournal of Clinical OncologyThe Astronomical Journal