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Publications ContactsMake It Count: Citing AGU Articles
- How to cite an AGU article
- What is a citation number?
- What are the journal codes?
- What is a DOI?
- How to find an AGU article in print
How to cite an AGU article
The citation, which is displayed prominently below the abstract in AGU articles, includes the following elements:
Author(s), Year of publication (in parentheses), Title of article, Name of journal, Volume number, Citation number, Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
Example:
Adrian, M. L., D. L. Gallagher, and L. A. Avanov (2004), IMAGE EUV observation of radially bifurcated plasmaspheric features: First observations of a possible standing ULF waveform in the inner magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 109, A01203, doi:10.1029/2003JA009974.
What is a citation number?
Citation numbers are
- assigned at the time of publication
- sequential within each issue or within each subject area/subset
The citation number format was revised in 2004 to improve the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) citation tracking on the individual article level. The citation number format is shown in the example above as A01203:
- “A01” is the journal, in this case, JGR-Space Physics, and issue number.
- “2” is the subject area/subset designator, in this instance the Magnetospheric Physics subset (SMP).
- “03” is the order in which an article is published in the subset in this issue.
Special section and Theme articles are designated with a letter in place of the subject area/subset digit. AGU publishes these articles online as ready and then assembles the collection for a future print issue. See a listing of AGU Special Sections and Themes.
The citation numbers for articles in special sections and themes include a designated letter or letters and not issue specific information.
What are the journal codes?
| Journal | Article Code | Citation Code |
|---|---|---|
| Global Biogeochemistry Cycles | GB | GB |
| Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems | GC | Q |
| Geophysical Research Letters | GL | L |
| International Journal of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy | GI | GI |
| Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems | MS | M |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Space Physics | JA | A |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Solid Earth | JB | B |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Oceans | JC | C |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Atmospheres | JD | D |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Planets | JE | E |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Earth Surface | JF | F |
| Journal of Geophysical Research–Biogeosciences | JG | G |
| Paleoceanography | PA | PA |
| Radio Science | RS | RS |
| Reviews of Geophysics | RG | RG |
| Space Weather | SW | S |
| Tectonics | TC | TC |
| Water Resources Research | WR | W |
What is a DOI?
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is composed of the international identifier assigned to AGU, 10.1029/, and the article number assigned to each manuscript at time of submission. The DOI allows linking of online articles, both within AGU and with other publishers. Authors can provide the DOI of their articles to others from the moment of acceptance. Science, Nature, and many other publications are encouraging the inclusion of the DOI in citations.
How to find an AGU article in print
Citation numbers appear on every page of an article and the range of citation numbers appearing within each printed issue is printed on the spine of the journal. To find an article in the print, the citation number can be used to identify the journal, issue number, subject area/subset designator, and order within the subject area/subset. See above for an example and an explanation of these elements. The table below lists subsets and categories and their currently assigned order within the print issue.
| Journal | Subject Area/Subset Designator | Subject Area/ Subset |
|---|---|---|
| JGR-Atmospheres | 1 | Climate and Dynamics (ACL) |
| 2 | Aerosols and Clouds (AAC) | |
| 3 | Composition and Chemistry (ACH) | |
| JGR-Space Physics | 1 | Solar and Heliospheric Physics (SSH) |
| 2 | Magnetospheric Physics (SMP) | |
| 3 | Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere (SIA) | |
| JGR-Solid Earth | 1 | Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism/Marine Geology and Geophysics (EPM) |
| 2 | Chemistry and Physics of Minerals and Rocks/Volcanology (ECV) | |
| 3 | Seismology (ESE) | |
| 4 | Geodesy and Gravity/Tectonophysics (ETG) | |
| Geophysical Research Letters | 1 | Space Sciences (SSC) |
| 2 | Planets (PLA) | |
| 3 | Solid Earth (SDE) | |
| 4 | Hydrology and Land Surface Studies (HLS) | |
| 5 | The Cryosphere (CRY) | |
| 6 | Oceans (OCE) | |
| 7 | Climate (CLM) | |
| 8 | Atmospheric Science (ASC) | |
| Water Resources Research | 1 | Editorial |
| 2 | Rapid Communication | |
| 3 | Opinion | |
| 4 | Reviews | |
| 5 | Regular Article | |
| 6 | Technical Note | |
| 7 | Data and Analysis Note | |
| 8 | Commentaries | |
| 9 | Correction |