How to format your references using the Current Therapeutic Research citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Current Therapeutic Research. 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

Ferrari G. Physics. Dynamics of a cold quantum gas. Science. 2015;347(6218):127.

A journal article with 2 authors

Muotri AR, Gage FH. Generation of neuronal variability and complexity. Nature. 2006;441(7097):1087-1093.

A journal article with 3 authors

Mashchenko S, Couchman HMP, Wadsley J. The removal of cusps from galaxy centres by stellar feedback in the early Universe. Nature. 2006;442(7102):539-542.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Fröhlich A, Kisielow J, Schmitz I, et al. IL-21R on T cells is critical for sustained functionality and control of chronic viral infection. Science. 2009;324(5934):1576-1580.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Smith DA, van de Waterbeemd H, Walker DK. Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism in Drug Design: SMITH: PHARMACOKINETICS AND METABOLISM IN DRUG DESIGN O-BK. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA; 2006.

An edited book

Lindsay SJ, ed. Light Metals 2011. Springer International Publishing; 2016.

A chapter in an edited book

Fogel E, Halperin D, Wein R. Arrangement-Traits Classes. In: Halperin D, Wein R, eds. CGAL Arrangements and Their Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide. Geometry and Computing. Springer; 2012:83-128.

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 Therapeutic Research.

Blog post

Taub B. Magic Mushrooms Help Treat Existential Anxiety In Cancer Patients. IFLScience. Published December 1, 2016. Accessed October 30, 2018. https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/magic-mushrooms-help-treat-existential-anxiety-cancer-patients/

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. Department of Transportation: Experts Identified Areas for Operational Improvements without Implementing Organizational Changes. U.S. Government Printing Office; 2017.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Greenhall JA. Elucidating Mechanisms of Accelerated Neurological Aging. Doctoral dissertation. University of California San Diego; 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

Baker AL, David Goodman J. New York Police to Strictly Track the Use of Force. New York Times. October 1, 2015:A1.

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	Current Therapeutic Research
Abbreviation	Curr. Ther. Res. Clin. Exp.
ISSN (print)	0011-393X
Scope	Pharmacology (medical) Pharmacology