How to format your references using the Cambridge Journal of Education citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Cambridge Journal of Education. 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

Holz, R. W. (2013). Cell biology. Dynamin flexibility drives fission. Science (New York, N.Y.), 339(6126), 1392–1393.

A journal article with 2 authors

Peacock, E., & Garshelis, D. L. (2006). Comment on “On the regulation of populations of mammals, birds, fish, and insects” IV. Science (New York, N.Y.), 313(5783), 45; author reply 45.

A journal article with 3 authors

Turner, G. C., Du, F., & Varshavsky, A. (2000). Peptides accelerate their uptake by activating a ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic pathway. Nature, 405(6786), 579–583.

A journal article with 8 or more authors

de Sherbinin, A., Castro, M., Gemenne, F., Cernea, M. M., Adamo, S., Fearnside, P. M., Krieger, G., Lahmani, S., Oliver-Smith, A., Pankhurst, A., Scudder, T., Singer, B., Tan, Y., Wannier, G., Boncour, P., Ehrhart, C., Hugo, G., Pandey, B., & Shi, G. (2011). Climate change. Preparing for resettlement associated with climate change. Science (New York, N.Y.), 334(6055), 456–457.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Kay, R. (2014). Statistical Thinking for Non-Statisticians in Drug Regulation. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

An edited book

Olsthoorn, X., & Wieczorek, A. J. (Eds.). (2006). Understanding Industrial Transformation: Views from Different Disciplines (Vol. 44). Springer Netherlands.

A chapter in an edited book

Andrianoelina, O., Rakotondraoelina, H., Ramamonjisoa, L., Maley, J., Danthu, P., & Bouvet, J.-M. (2006). Genetic diversity of Dalbergia monticola (Fabaceae) an endangered tree species in the fragmented oriental forest of Madagascar. In D. L. Hawksworth & A. T. Bull (Eds.), Forest Diversity and Management (pp. 49–68). Springer Netherlands.

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 Cambridge Journal of Education.

Blog post

Hamilton, K. (2016, August 23). Explainer: Where Did Zika Virus Come From And Why Is It A Problem In Brazil? IFLScience; IFLScience. https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/explainer-where-did-zika-virus-come-from-and-why-is-it-a-problem-in-brazil/

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. (2015). School-Meals Programs: Additional Verification Could Help USDA Ensure Legitimate Access (GAO-15-594T). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Harris, S. K. (2017). Dissecting the Disappearing Act: Discussing the Dissipation of Black Male Role Models in Black Communities [Doctoral dissertation]. Southern Illinois University.

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

Chira, S. (2017, January 14). Women Who Voted for Donald Trump, in Their Own Words. New York Times, A13.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses:

This sentence cites one reference (Holz, 2013).
This sentence cites two references (Holz, 2013; Peacock & Garshelis, 2006).

Here are examples of in-text citations with multiple authors:

Two authors: (Peacock & Garshelis, 2006)
Three authors: (Turner et al., 2000)
6 or more authors: (de Sherbinin et al., 2011)

About the journal

Full journal title	Cambridge Journal of Education
Abbreviation	Camb. J. Educ.
ISSN (print)	0305-764X
ISSN (online)	1469-3577
Scope	Education