How to format your references using the Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 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

Hoag H. Molecular biology: Marked progress. Nature. 2015;527(7578):S114-5.

A journal article with 2 authors

Latch DE, McNeill K. Microheterogeneity of singlet oxygen distributions in irradiated humic acid solutions. Science. 2006;311(5768):1743-1747.

A journal article with 3 authors

Raviv U, Laurat P, Klein J. Fluidity of water confined to subnanometre films. Nature. 2001;413(6851):51-54.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Nelson KD, Mao ZQ, Maeno Y, Liu Y. Odd-parity superconductivity in Sr2RuO4. Science. 2004;306(5699):1151-1154.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Blair R, Regenstein JM. Genetic Modification and Food Quality. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2015.

An edited book

Potegal M, Stemmler G, Spielberger C, eds. International Handbook of Anger: Constituent and Concomitant Biological, Psychological, and Social Processes. Springer; 2010.

A chapter in an edited book

Guerreiro EP, Costa Neto PL de O, Moreira Filho UM. Multidisciplinary Management: Model of Excellence in the Management Applied to Products and Services. In: Grabot B, Vallespir B, Gomes S, Bouras A, Kiritsis D, eds. Advances in Production Management Systems. Innovative and Knowledge-Based Production Management in a Global-Local World: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2014, Ajaccio, France, September 20-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part III. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer; 2014:27-34.

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 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Blog post

Andrew E. The Debate Over Cecil The Lion Should Be About Conservation, Not Hunting. IFLScience. August 3, 2015. Accessed October 30, 2018. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/debate-over-cecil-lion-should-be-about-conservation-not-hunting/

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. Maritime Transportation: Implications of Using U.S. Liquefied-Natural-Gas Carriers for Exports. U.S. Government Printing Office; 2015.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

San Miguel AM. Lived Experiences and Perceptions on Mentoring among Latina Scientists and Engineers. Doctoral dissertation. George Washington 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

Gurley G. London To Harlem Via Chelsea. New York Times. April 18, 2013:E1.

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	Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Abbreviation	Cell. Mol. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
ISSN (print)	2352-345X
Scope