Texio formats every paper in the citation style you choose. Here is how each supported style looks — both inside the text and in the reference list.
The examples below all describe the same source, so you can compare the styles directly. Formatting examples are shown in English — the standard the style guides themselves use — regardless of your paper's language.
Example source
Chen, Li & Okafor, Amara (2021). "Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students." Journal of Educational Technology, 14(3), 211-228. DOI: 10.1234/jet.2021.0142
Current standard for the social sciences, psychology and education.
In-text citation
(Chen & Okafor, 2021)
Reference-list entry
Chen, L., & Okafor, A. (2021). Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Journal of Educational Technology, 14(3), 211–228. https://doi.org/10.1234/jet.2021.0142
Earlier APA edition — still required by some departments in the social sciences.
In-text citation
(Chen & Okafor, 2021)
Reference-list entry
Chen, L., & Okafor, A. (2021). Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Journal of Educational Technology, 14(3), 211–228. https://doi.org/10.1234/jet.2021.0142
Humanities — literature, languages and the arts.
In-text citation
(Chen and Okafor)
Reference-list entry
Chen, Li, and Amara Okafor. “Generative AI Tools and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students.” Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 14, no. 3, 2021, pp. 211–28, https://doi.org/10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Social sciences, natural sciences and history (author–date form).
In-text citation
(Chen and Okafor 2021)
Reference-list entry
Chen, Li, and Amara Okafor. 2021. “Generative AI Tools and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students.” Journal of Educational Technology 14 (3): 211–28. https://doi.org/10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Widely taught general style — business and the social sciences.
In-text citation
(Chen and Okafor, 2021)
Reference-list entry
Chen, L. and Okafor, A. (2021) “Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students,” Journal of Educational Technology, 14(3), pp. 211–228. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Sociology — American Sociological Association style.
In-text citation
(Chen and Okafor 2021)
Reference-list entry
Chen, Li, and Amara Okafor. 2021. “Generative AI Tools and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students.” Journal of Educational Technology 14(3):211–28. doi:10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Political science — American Political Science Association style.
In-text citation
(Chen and Okafor 2021)
Reference-list entry
Chen, Li, and Amara Okafor. 2021. “Generative AI Tools and Academic Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students.” Journal of Educational Technology 14(3): 211–28. doi:10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Electrical engineering, computer science and technology.
In-text citation
[1]
Reference-list entry
[1] L. Chen and A. Okafor, “Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students,” Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 211–228, 2021, doi: 10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Medicine, biomedical and clinical sciences.
In-text citation
(1)
Reference-list entry
1. Chen L, Okafor A. Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Journal of Educational Technology. 2021;14(3):211–28. doi:10.1234/jet.2021.0142
Engineering and the natural sciences — generic numbered references.
In-text citation
[1]
Reference-list entry
[1] L. Chen and A. Okafor, “Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students,” Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 211–228, 2021, doi: 10.1234/jet.2021.0142.
Medical research — American Medical Association style.
In-text citation
[1]
Reference-list entry
1. Chen L, Okafor A. Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Journal of Educational Technology. 2021;14(3):211-228. doi:10.1234/jet.2021.0142
Biomedical and life sciences — National Library of Medicine style.
In-text citation
[1]
Reference-list entry
[1] Chen L, Okafor A. Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Journal of Educational Technology. 2021;14(3):211–228.
Natural sciences — Nature journal numbered style.
In-text citation
[1]
Reference-list entry
1. Chen, L. & Okafor, A. Generative AI tools and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Journal of Educational Technology 14, 211–228 (2021).
The styles above are the ones most departments ask for, so they are one click away in Step 1. Behind them Texio supports 2311 citation styles in total — every independent style published by the Citation Style Language project that our renderer has verified against a real reference list. Search by journal or style name in the order form and pick any of them.
Styles that place citations in footnotes rather than in the text are not offered, because Texio renders citations inline. If the style your department requires is missing, tell us and we will look at adding it.
Citation styles come from the Citation Style Language project and are used under CC BY-SA 3.0