Journal of the Geological Society Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Journal of the Geological Society style?

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How do you cite a book in the Journal of the Geological Society referencing style? (2024 Guide)

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in Journal of the Geological Society follow these simple steps

Here’s an example book citation in Journal of the Geological Society using placeholders:
Last Name, F.N. 2000. Title, Edition. Editor Last Name, E. F. N. (ed.). City, Publisher.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Journal of the Geological Society citation:
Angelou, M. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. . New York, Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Journal of the Geological Society looks like this: (Angelou 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Journal of the Geological Society citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Journal of the Geological Society format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the Journal of the Geological Society citation format.

Here’s a Journal of the Geological Society journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. 2000. Title. Container, Volume, pages Used, https://doi.org/DOI.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Journal of the Geological Society: