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What a MHRA Style Guide 4th edition (author-date) reference looks like
MHRA Style Guide 4th edition (author-date) is an author–date style: the in-text citation gives the author surname and year in parentheses, and the reference list is sorted alphabetically by author.
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Journal article
Babonis, Leslie S., and Mark Q. Martindale. 2022. “A Novel Regulatory Gene Network in Cnidarians,” PNAS, 119.19, p. e2113701119, doi:10.1073/pnas.2113701119
Book
Kuhn, Thomas S. 1970. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (University of Chicago Press)
Web page
IPCC. 2021. “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis,” 9 August <https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/> [accessed July 15, 2026]
In-text citation
(Babonis and Martindale 2022)
How to use this style in CitApp
- Paste a DOI or link above, or save sources to a project with the browser extension.
- Pick this style from the CSL library when you create the project — or switch to it any time from the project card.
- The in-text markers and the whole reference list render to this exact specification, in English or Swedish.
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What does a MHRA Style Guide 4th edition (author-date) reference look like?
Babonis, Leslie S., and Mark Q. Martindale. 2022. “A Novel Regulatory Gene Network in Cnidarians,” PNAS, 119.19, p. e2113701119, doi:10.1073/pnas.2113701119
How does CitApp generate MHRA Style Guide 4th edition (author-date) references?
CitApp renders MHRA Style Guide 4th edition (author-date) using the same open-source engine (citeproc) that powers Zotero and Mendeley, from the official CSL style file, so the output matches the guide by construction — no AI in the loop, and the same source always produces the same reference.
Does MHRA Style Guide 4th edition (author-date) work in Swedish?
Yes. Set the project language to Swedish and dates and terms follow, so an undated source renders as u.å. instead of n.d.
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