How to format your references using the Child Neuropsychology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Child Neuropsychology. 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

Braun, R. (2001). Astronomy. Galaxy clusters reveal their secrets. Science (New York, N.Y.), 293(5536), 1781–1782.

A journal article with 2 authors

Santner, A., & Estelle, M. (2009). Recent advances and emerging trends in plant hormone signalling. Nature, 459(7250), 1071–1078.

A journal article with 3 authors

Zhang, X.-L., Liu, L.-F., & Liu, W.-M. (2013). Quantum anomalous Hall effect and tunable topological states in 3d transition metals doped silicene. Scientific Reports, 3, 2908.

A journal article with 8 or more authors

Petrovic, P., Kalso, E., Petersson, K. M., & Ingvar, M. (2002). Placebo and opioid analgesia-- imaging a shared neuronal network. Science (New York, N.Y.), 295(5560), 1737–1740.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Sears, R. W., & Chard, K. M. (2016). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

An edited book

Kyung, C.-M., & Yoo, S. (Eds.). (2011). Energy-Aware System Design: Algorithms and Architectures. Springer Netherlands.

A chapter in an edited book

Eriksson, N., & Strandvik, P. (2009). Possible Determinants Affecting the Use of Mobile Tourism Services. In J. Filipe & M. S. Obaidat (Eds.), e-Business and Telecommunications: International Conference, ICETE 2008, Porto, Portugal, July 26-29, 2008, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 61–73). Springer.

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 Child Neuropsychology.

Blog post

Luntz, S. (2014, June 5). Light From 12 BILLION Year Old Explosion Reaches Earth. IFLScience; IFLScience.

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. (2014). Maritime Administration: Ship Disposal Program Needs Improved Communications and Updated Strategic Plan (GAO-14-223). 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

Salamah, H. (2012). Potential barriers to seeking medical care: Does obesity and/or self-esteem result in decreased frequency of necessary medical office visits? [Doctoral dissertation]. California State University, Long Beach.

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

Burghardt, L. F. (2006, August 20). An Animal Sanctuary Is Under Pressure to Move. New York Times, 14NJ6.

In-text citations

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

This sentence cites one reference (Braun, 2001).
This sentence cites two references (Braun, 2001; Santner & Estelle, 2009).

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

Two authors: (Santner & Estelle, 2009)
Three authors: (Zhang et al., 2013)
6 or more authors: (Petrovic et al., 2002)

About the journal

Full journal title	Child Neuropsychology
Abbreviation	Child Neuropsychol.
ISSN (print)	0929-7049
ISSN (online)	1744-4136
Scope	Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health Developmental and Educational Psychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology