HOW TO CITE

Citing god-database.com

god-database.com is a curated academic resource. If you cite an entry in your research, please use the following formats.

Catalog entries (works & authors)

Catalog entries are bibliographic reference data. Cite the primary work itself and mention god-database.com as your discovery tool:

Template

{author}. {title}. {publisher}, {year}. Discovered via god-database.com.

Example

Swinburne, Richard. The Existence of God. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2004. Discovered via god-database.com.

Template

god-database.com. "{name}." Accessed {date}. https://god-database.com/{locale}/authors/{slug}.

Example

god-database.com. "Swinburne, Richard." Accessed 3 June 2026. https://god-database.com/en/authors/richard-swinburne.

Editorial articles (signed content)

Editorial articles are original authored content. Cite the author:

Template

Ben Jemaa, M. "{title}." god-database.com, {year}. https://god-database.com/{locale}/articles/{slug}.

BibTeX

Adapt the following template to your entry:

@book{primary-work,
  author    = {Author, Name},
  title     = {Title of the Work},
  publisher = {Publisher},
  year      = {Year},
  note      = {Discovered via god-database.com}
}

@article{editorial-article,
  author  = {Ben Jemaa, Mohamed},
  title   = {Title of the Article},
  journal = {god-database.com},
  year    = {2026},
  url     = {https://god-database.com/en/articles/slug}
}

Catalog entries are continuously updated. Always include the access date when citing a catalog page.