How to format your references using the Clinical Proteomics citation style

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

1. Koenig R. EASTERN EUROPE: Science Survives in Breakaway States. Science. 2000;290:692–3.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Miller AI, Foote M. Increased longevities of post-Paleozoic marine genera after mass extinctions. Science. 2003;302:1030–2.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Mayr G, Pohl B, Peters DS. A well-preserved Archaeopteryx specimen with theropod features. Science. 2005;310:1483–6.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Kuhara A, Okumura M, Kimata T, Tanizawa Y, Takano R, Kimura KD, et al. Temperature sensing by an olfactory neuron in a circuit controlling behavior of C. elegans. Science. 2008;320:803–7.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Ngwira M, Manase D. Public Sector Property Asset Management. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2015.

An edited book

1. Bouleau N. Dirichlet Forms Methods for Poisson Point Measures and Lévy Processes: With Emphasis on the Creation-Annihilation Techniques. Denis L, editor. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2015.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Hüsig S. The CAI-NPD-Systems Maturity Model as Forecasting Method: From Closed CAI 1.0 to Holistic CAI 2.0 Solutions. In: Cavallucci D, Guio R de, Cascini G, editors. Building Innovation Pipelines through Computer-Aided Innovation: 4th IFIP WG 54 Working Conference, CAI 2011, Strasbourg, France, June 30 – July 1, 2011 Proceedings. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2011. p. 29–42.

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 Clinical Proteomics.

Blog post

1. Andrew E. Incredible Video Shows Volcanic Eruption in Papua New Guinea [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2014 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/video-shows-volcanic-sonic-boom-papua-new-guinea/

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

1. Government Accountability Office. Preparing, Documenting, and Referencing Lotus Spreadsheets. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1987 Nov. Report No.: 134610.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Pulukkunat D. Biochemical Studies on Archaeal Ribonuclease P Reveal Thematic Convergence in Protein-Facilitated RNA Catalysis [Doctoral dissertation]. [Columbus, OH]: Ohio State University; 2008.

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

1. Poniewozik J. O Slapstick Tragedy! New York Times. 2017 Mar 29;C2.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in square brackets:

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	Clinical Proteomics
Abbreviation	Clin. Proteomics
ISSN (print)	1542-6416
ISSN (online)	1559-0275
Scope	Clinical Biochemistry Molecular Biology Molecular Medicine