How to format your references using the Endocrine Connections citation style

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

Wang K. Geophysics. Finding fault in fault zones. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2010 329 152–153.

A journal article with 2 authors

Mogilner A & Oster G. Cell biology. Shrinking gels pull cells. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2003 302 1340–1341.

A journal article with 3 authors

Esposito MS, Capelli P & Arber S. Brainstem nucleus MdV mediates skilled forelimb motor tasks. Nature 2014 508 351–356.

A journal article with 11 or more authors

Deutsch C, Sarmiento JL, Sigman DM, Gruber N & Dunne JP. Spatial coupling of nitrogen inputs and losses in the ocean. Nature 2007 445 163–167.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Smith RE, Carraher E & DeLisle P. Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,2017.

An edited book

Abood ME, Sorensen RG & Stella N. endoCANNABINOIDS: Actions at Non-CB1/CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors. New York, NY: Springer,2013.

A chapter in an edited book

Fujiwara T. Cesium Uptake in Rice: Possible Transporter, Distribution, and Variation. In Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, pp 29–35. Eds Nakanishi TM & Tanoi K. Tokyo: Springer Japan,2013.

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 Endocrine Connections.

Blog post

Andrews R. How To See Tonight’s Peak Of The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower. IFLScience2017.

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. Bureau of Indian Education Schools: Improving Interior’s Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems. 2008.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Chapman TW. Evaluating the δ13C Value of n-Alkanes as a Recorder of Atmospheric Chemistry. 2017.

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

Vlasic B. Despite Recalls, G.M. Pays Workers Big Bonus. New York Times 2015 A1.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in parentheses:

This sentence cites one reference (1).
This sentence cites two references (1, 2).
This sentence cites four references (1, 2, 3, 4).

About the journal

Full journal title	Endocrine Connections
ISSN (online)	2049-3614
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