ChatGPT Citation Style Parameters and Their Purpose

Here is a working ChatGPT prompt for generating an APA citation for a journal article:

Generate an APA citation for a journal article with the following information: author: John D. Smith, Jane A. Doe; title: The impact of AI in drug discovery; journal: Journal of Drug Discovery; publication year: 2021; volume: 7; issue: 3; page range: 145-152; DOI: 10.1111/jdd.12345

This prompt will instruct an AI model to generate an APA citation based on the provided information about the journal article as below.

Smith, J. D., & Doe, J. A. (2021). The impact of AI in drug discovery. Journal of Drug Discovery, 7(3), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdd.12345

This table lists standard parameters related to citation styles and explains their purpose. These parameters help ensure that the citation formatting in academic works adheres to specific style guidelines and maintains consistency throughout the document.

Parameter	Explanation
citation_style	The citation style used to format the references (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard).
author_name_format	The format in which the author names are presented (e.g., last name, first initial).
title_format	The title format (e.g., italics, quotation marks, sentence, title case).
publication_date_format	The format in which the publication date is presented (e.g., year only, full date).
journal_name_format	The format of the journal name (e.g., italics, abbreviated, or full name).
volume_issue_format	The format in which the volume and issue numbers are presented (e.g., vol. X, no. Y).
page_number_format	The format for page numbers (e.g., p. X or pp. X-Y for single and multiple pages).
doi_format	The format in which the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is presented, if applicable.
url_format	The format in which URLs are presented, if applicable (e.g., full URL, shortened URL).
in-text_citation_format	The format for in-text citations (e.g., author-date, numerical, author-page number).
bibliography_format	The overall format for the bibliography includes indentation and spacing.