How to format your references using the Eye and Vision citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Eye and Vision. 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. Metzger TH. Applied physics. Squeezing x-ray photons. Science. 2002;297:205–6.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Bravo-Abad J, Soljacić M. Physics. A unified picture of laser physics. Science. 2008;320:623–4.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. McMahon SM, Miller KH, Drake J. Social science and ecology. Networking tips for social scientists and ecologists. Science. 2001;293:1604–5.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Litbarg NO, Vujicic S, Setty S, Sethupathi P, Dunea G, Arruda JA, et al. A novel model of surgical injury in adult rat kidney: a “pouch model.” Sci Rep. 2013;3:2890.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Mead DE. Becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2013.

An edited book

1. Mathis K, editor. Efficiency, Sustainability, and Justice to Future Generations. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2012.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Eiholzer U, Lee PDK. Medical Considerations in Prader-Willi Syndrome. In: Butler MG, Lee PDK, Whitman BY, editors. Management of Prader-Willi Syndrome. New York, NY: Springer; 2006. p. 97–152.

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 Eye and Vision.

Blog post

1. Luntz S. Hikers Caught In Volcanic Eruption Capture Moment On Camera [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2014 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/volcanic-ash-cloud-catches-hikers/

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. Highway Safety: Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Reduce Costs to Society. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1991 Jul. Report No.: RCED-91-170.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Wahid R. Quality of life of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy [Doctoral dissertation]. [Long Beach, CA]: California State University, Long Beach; 2012.

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. Mallozzi VM. She’s 98. He’s 94. They Met at the Gym. New York Times. 2017 Aug 11;ST10.

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	Eye and Vision
Abbreviation	Eye Vis. (Lond.)
ISSN (online)	2326-0254
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