How to format your references using the Annals of Global Health citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Annals of Global Health. 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	Find the style here: output styles overview
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

Schiermeier Q. Europe told to unite on spy satellites. Nature. 2003;422(6930):361.

A journal article with 2 authors

Salehi-Ashtiani K, Szostak JW. In vitro evolution suggests multiple origins for the hammerhead ribozyme. Nature. 2001;414(6859):82-84.

A journal article with 3 authors

Brechbühl J, Klaey M, Broillet MC. Grueneberg ganglion cells mediate alarm pheromone detection in mice. Science. 2008;321(5892):1092-1095.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Pascual O, Casper KB, Kubera C, et al. Astrocytic purinergic signaling coordinates synaptic networks. Science. 2005;310(5745):113-116.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Heritier S, Cantoni E, Copt S, Victoria-Feser MP. Robust Methods in Biostatistics: Heritier/Robust Methods in Biostatistics. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2009.

An edited book

Sellmyer D, Skomski R, eds. Advanced Magnetic Nanostructures. Springer US; 2006.

A chapter in an edited book

Thorne C, Griffiths C. Smart, Smarter, Smartest: Redefining Our Cities. In: Dameri RP, Rosenthal-Sabroux C, eds. Smart City: How to Create Public and Economic Value with High Technology in Urban Space. Progress in IS. Springer International Publishing; 2014:89-99.

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 Annals of Global Health.

Blog post

Carpineti A. ESA Successfully Tests Technology For A Gravitational Wave Space Observatory. IFLScience. June 7, 2016. Accessed October 30, 2018. https://www.iflscience.com/space/esa-successfully-tests-technology-for-a-gravitational-wave-space-observatory/

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

Government Accountability Office. NASA’s X-33 and X-34 Programs. U.S. Government Printing Office; 2001.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Thornsberry JL. Freshman Transition and Its Effectiveness on Student Success as Measured by Improved Attendance, Improved Grades, Decreased Discipline Referrals, and Decreased Dropout Rate. Doctoral dissertation. Lindenwood University; 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

Barron J. After Election, More New Yorkers Are Telling Volunteer Groups, ‘I Can Help.’ New York Times. July 21, 2017:A14.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in superscript:

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	Annals of Global Health
Abbreviation	Ann. Glob. Health
ISSN (print)	2214-9996
Scope