How to format your references using the Academic Psychiatry citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Academic Psychiatry. For a complete guide how to prepare your manuscript refer to the journal's instructions to authors.

Using reference management software

Typically you don't format your citations and bibliography by hand. The easiest way is to use a reference manager:

Paperpile	The citation style is built in and you can choose it in Settings > Citation Style or Paperpile > Citation Style in Google Docs.
EndNote	Download the output style file
Mendeley, Zotero, Papers, and others	The style is either built in or you can download a CSL file that is supported by most references management programs.
BibTeX	BibTeX syles are usually part of a LaTeX template. Check the instructions to authors if the publisher offers a LaTeX template for this journal.

Journal articles

Those examples are references to articles in scholarly journals and how they are supposed to appear in your bibliography.

Not all journals organize their published articles in volumes and issues, so these fields are optional. Some electronic journals do not provide a page range, but instead list an article identifier. In a case like this it's safe to use the article identifier instead of the page range.

A journal article with 1 author

1. Koen D. Nuts and bolts. Nature. 2003;425:644.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Hubbard J, Shaw JH. Uplift of the Longmen Shan and Tibetan plateau, and the 2008 Wenchuan (M = 7.9) earthquake. Nature. 2009;458:194–7.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Pendry JB, Martín-Moreno L, Garcia-Vidal FJ. Mimicking surface plasmons with structured surfaces. Science. 2004;305:847–8.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Goodman MB, Ernstrom GG, Chelur DS, O’Hagan R, Yao CA, Chalfie M. MEC-2 regulates C. elegans DEG/ENaC channels needed for mechanosensation. Nature. 2002;415:1039–42.

Books and book chapters

Here are examples of references for authored and edited books as well as book chapters.

An authored book

1. Ko CJ, Barr RJ. Dermatopathology. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2011.

An edited book

1. Lichtfouse E, Schwarzbauer J, Robert D, editors. Environmental Chemistry: Green Chemistry and Pollutants in Ecosystems. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2005.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Babatunde Y, Low SP. Construction Industry in Nigeria. In: Low SP, editor. Cross-Cultural Management and Quality Performance: Chinese Construction Firms in Nigeria. Singapore: Springer; 2015. p. 45–57.

Web sites

Sometimes references to web sites should appear directly in the text rather than in the bibliography. Refer to the Instructions to authors for Academic Psychiatry.

Blog post

1. Andrew E. Scientists Discover A Process That Regulates Forgetting [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2014 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/brain/scientists-discover-process-regulates-forgetting/

Reports

This example shows the general structure used for government reports, technical reports, and scientific reports. If you can't locate the report number then it might be better to cite the report as a book. For reports it is usually not individual people that are credited as authors, but a governmental department or agency like "U. S. Food and Drug Administration" or "National Cancer Institute".

Government report

1. Government Accountability Office. Computer Systems: Overview of Federal Systems for Processing Aliens Seeking U.S. Entry. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1988 Sep. Report No.: IMTEC-88-55BR.

Theses and dissertations

Theses including Ph.D. dissertations, Master's theses or Bachelor theses follow the basic format outlined below.

Doctoral dissertation

1. Denno D. Multiple paths to first grade: A comparison of child, parent, and early education variables associated with multiple year kindergarten experiences [Doctoral dissertation]. [Cincinnati, OH]: University of Cincinnati; 2010.

News paper articles

Unlike scholarly journals, news papers do not usually have a volume and issue number. Instead, the full date and page number is required for a correct reference.

New York Times article

1. Vecsey G. Rematch 45 Years In the Making. New York Times. 2010 Jan 6;B11.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in square brackets:

This sentence cites one reference [1].
This sentence cites two references [1,2].
This sentence cites four references [1–4].

About the journal

Full journal title	Academic Psychiatry
Abbreviation	Acad. Psychiatry
ISSN (print)	1042-9670
ISSN (online)	1545-7230
Scope	General Medicine Psychiatry and Mental health Education