How to format your references using the European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 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]

Coontz R. Science CAREERS. Hydrogeologists tap into demand for an irreplaceable resource. Science 2008;321:858–9.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Krushelnick K, Cowley S. Physics. Reduced turbulence and new opportunities for fusion. Science 2005;309:1502–3.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Sakellariou D, Le Goff G, Jacquinot J-F. High-resolution, high-sensitivity NMR of nanolitre anisotropic samples by coil spinning. Nature 2007;447:694–7.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

[1]

Li GS, Qu JJ, Li XZ, Wang WF. The sand-deposition impact of artificial gravel beds on the protection of the Mogao Grottoes. Sci Rep 2014;4:4341.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

Gaffikin F, Morrissey M. Planning in Divided Cities: Collaborative Shaping of Contested Space. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2011.

An edited book

[1]

Choi L, Paek Y, Cho S, editors. Advances in Computer Systems Architecture: 12th Asia-Pacific Conference, ACSAC 2007, Seoul, Korea, August 23-25, 2007. Proceedings. vol. 4697. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2007.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Milone EF, Wilson WJF. Comets and Meteors. In: Wilson WJF, editor. Solar System Astrophysics: Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System, New York, NY: Springer; 2014, p. 597–646.

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 European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Blog post

[1]

Luntz S. Love Hormone Brings Marmosets Together. IFLScience 2015. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/love-hormone-brings-marmosets-together/ (accessed October 30, 2018).

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. H.R. 13343, a Bill To Establish a Department of Education, and for Other Purposes. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1978.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Skiold-Hanlin S. Functional and Ecological Aspects of the Mucus Trails of the Freshwater Gastropod Elimia potosiensis. Doctoral dissertation. Southern Illinois University, 2015.

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]

Gladstone R, Specia M. At the U.N., Pressure Builds on Myanmar Over a ‘Human Rights Nightmare.’ New York Times 2017:A4.

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	European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abbreviation	Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol.
ISSN (print)	0301-2115
Scope	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Reproductive Medicine