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Smith, J. A.; Doe, M. B. The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems. J. Environ. Sci. 2024, 45 (3), 234–251.
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| Style | Main field | In-text citation | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACS | Chemistry | Smith and Doe¹ | ACS style is published by the American Chemical Society and is used primarily in chemistry and related sciences. This citation generator follows the official ACS Style Guide. |
| CSE | Science | (Smith and Doe 2024) | CSE style is published by the Council of Science Editors and is used primarily in biological and physical sciences. This citation generator follows the CSE Manual (8th edition). |
| Council of Science Editors (author-date) | Science | (Smith and Doe 2024) | CSE author-date style is one of three CSE citation systems, using parenthetical author-date citations, commonly used in biological and physical sciences. |
| IEEE | Engineering | [1] | IEEE style is published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is used primarily in engineering and computer science. This citation generator follows the official IEEE Editorial Style Manual. |
| Nature | Science | as recently shown¹. | Nature style follows the citation format used by Nature Publishing Group journals, commonly used in scientific publications. |
| ASM | Microbiology | (1) | ASM style is published by the American Society for Microbiology and is used primarily in microbiology journals. This citation generator follows the ASM Journals guidelines. |
| AIAA | Aerospace Engineering | [1] | AIAA style is published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is used in aerospace engineering publications. This citation generator follows the AIAA Publications Style Guide. |