How to format your references using the Human Cell citation style

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

1. Ball P. Science & music: facing the music. Nature. 2008;453:160–2.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Kalia J, Swartz KJ. Exploring structure-function relationships between TRP and Kv channels. Sci Rep. 2013;3:1523.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Aravin AA, Hannon GJ, Brennecke J. The Piwi-piRNA pathway provides an adaptive defense in the transposon arms race. Science. 2007;318:761–4.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Leduc G, Vidal L, Tachikawa K, Rostek F, Sonzogni C, Beaufort L, et al. Moisture transport across Central America as a positive feedback on abrupt climatic changes. Nature. 2007;445:908–11.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Wolf RA. Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Surface Modification. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2012.

An edited book

1. Isaias P. High Level Models and Methodologies for Information Systems. Issa T, editor. New York, NY: Springer; 2015.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Münstedt H, Schwarzl FR. Linear Viscoelastic Deformation Behavior in Simple Shear. In: Schwarzl FR, editor. Deformation and Flow of Polymeric Materials. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2014. p. 121–87.

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 Human Cell.

Blog post

1. Hamilton K. Neuroscience Hasn’t Been Weaponized – It’s Been A Tool Of War From The Start [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/brain/neuroscience-hasnt-been-weaponized-its-been-a-tool-of-war-from-the-start/

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. Aviation and the Environment: Systematically Addressing Environmental Impacts and Community Concerns Can Help Airports Reduce Project Delays. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2010 Sep. Report No.: GAO-10-50.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. McClinton BE. Preparing for the third age: A retirement planning course outline for lifelong learning programs [Doctoral dissertation]. [Long Beach, CA]: California State University, Long Beach; 2010.

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. Crow K. Many Yearn to Put Some Distance Between Themselves and Their Memories. New York Times. 2002 Aug 11;144.

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	Human Cell
Abbreviation	Hum. Cell
ISSN (online)	1749-0774
Scope	Cancer Research Cell Biology General Medicine