How to format your references using the Cell Biology and Toxicology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Cell Biology and Toxicology. 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

Widder EA. Bioluminescence in the ocean: origins of biological, chemical, and ecological diversity. Science. 2010 May 7;328(5979):704–8.

A journal article with 2 authors

Dörr K, Herklotz A. Materials science: Two steps for a magnetoelectric switch. Nature. 2014 Dec 18;516(7531):337–8.

A journal article with 3 authors

Gu LQ, Cheley S, Bayley H. Capture of a single molecule in a nanocavity. Science. 2001 Jan 26;291(5504):636–40.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Falk D, Hildebolt C, Smith K, Morwood MJ, Sutikna T, Brown P, et al. The brain of LB1, Homo floresiensis. Science. 2005 Apr 8;308(5719):242–5.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Jank W, Shmueli G. Modeling Online Auctions. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2010.

An edited book

Tanton R, Edwards K, editors. Spatial Microsimulation: A Reference Guide for Users. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2013.

A chapter in an edited book

Graves PR, Jackson I, Anscher MS, Mikkelsen R, Vujaskovic Z. Biodetection and Biointervention: Cytokine Pathways as a Rationale for Anti-cytokine Interventions Post-Radiation. In: Rubin P, Constine LS, Marks LB, editors. ALERT - Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment: Volume 1: General Concepts and Specific Precepts. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2014. p. 53–64.

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 Cell Biology and Toxicology.

Blog post

Andrew D. At What Age Is It Easiest To Learn A Second Language? [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2017 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/brain/at-what-age-is-it-easiest-to-learn-a-second-language/

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. Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2013 Feb. Report No.: GAO-13-317R.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Gallegos CM. Shelter services for homeless older adults: A grant writing project [Doctoral dissertation]. [Long Beach, CA]: California State University, Long Beach; 2009.

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

Greenhouse L. Gun-Control Case Causes Bush Administration Rift. New York Times. 2008 Mar 17;A10.

In-text citations

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

This sentence cites one reference (Widder 2010).
This sentence cites two references (Dörr and Herklotz 2014; Widder 2010).

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

Two authors: (Dörr and Herklotz 2014)
Three or more authors: (Falk et al. 2005)

About the journal

Full journal title	Cell Biology and Toxicology
Abbreviation	Cell Biol. Toxicol.
ISSN (print)	0742-2091
ISSN (online)	1573-6822
Scope	Cell Biology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Toxicology