How to format your references using the Current Geriatrics Reports citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Current Geriatrics Reports. 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. Wright G. Perspective: Synthetic biology revives antibiotics. Nature. 2014;509:S13.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Song T-RA, Simons M. Large trench-parallel gravity variations predict seismogenic behavior in subduction zones. Science. 2003;301:630–3.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Finlay JC, Small GE, Sterner RW. Human influences on nitrogen removal in lakes. Science. 2013;342:247–50.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Tang Y, Shi J, Li S, Wang L, Cayre YE, Chen Y. Microfluidic device with integrated microfilter of conical-shaped holes for high efficiency and high purity capture of circulating tumor cells. Sci Rep. 2014;4:6052.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. O’Hara BT, Malisow B. CCSP® (ISC) 2® Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2017.

An edited book

1. Benner P, Sorensen DC, Mehrmann V, editors. Dimension Reduction of Large-Scale Systems: Proceedings of a Workshop held in Oberwolfach, Germany, October 19–25, 2003. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2005.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Zigmond N, Kloo A, Lemons CJ. IEP Team Decision-Making for More Inclusive Assessments: Policies, Percentages, and Personal Decisions. In: Elliott SN, Kettler RJ, Beddow PA, Kurz A, editors. Handbook of Accessible Achievement Tests for All Students: Bridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy. New York, NY: Springer; 2011. p. 69–81.

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 Current Geriatrics Reports.

Blog post

1. Fang J. Women In Beijing Delivered Larger Babies When Air Was Cleaner [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/cleaner-air-beijing-olympic-babies-weighed-more-birth/

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. OPM Retirement Modernization: Progress Has Been Hindered by Longstanding Information Technology Management Weaknesses. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2012 Feb. Report No.: GAO-12-430T.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Pookcharoen S. Metacognitive online reading strategies among Thai EFL university students [Doctoral dissertation]. [Bloomington, IN]: Indiana University; 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

1. Vecsey G. A Star With a Smile, Forever Kid. New York Times. 2012 Feb 17;B10.

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	Current Geriatrics Reports
Abbreviation	Curr. Geriatr. Rep.
ISSN (online)	2196-7865
Scope