How to format your references using the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 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

Przeworski M. Genetics. Motivating hotspots. Science. 2005 Oct 14;310(5746):247–8.

A journal article with 2 authors

Hooley CA, Mackenzie AP. Physics. Heavy fermions in the original Fermi liquid. Science. 2007 Sep 7;317(5843):1332–3.

A journal article with 3 authors

Arash B, Wang Q, Varadan VK. Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube/polymer composites. Sci Rep. 2014 Oct 1;4:6479.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Karnik SK, Chen H, McLean GW, Heit JJ, Gu X, Zhang AY, et al. Menin controls growth of pancreatic beta-cells in pregnant mice and promotes gestational diabetes mellitus. Science. 2007 Nov 2;318(5851):806–9.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Gadd K. TRIZ for Engineers: Enabling Inventive Problem Solving. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2011.

An edited book

Simchi-Levi D. The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Second Edition. Chen X, Bramel J, editors. New York, NY: Springer; 2005. XX, 355 p. 38 illus. (Springer Series in Operations Research).

A chapter in an edited book

Gepts P, Aragão FJL, Barros E de, Blair MW, Brondani R, Broughton W, et al. Genomics of Phaseolus Beans, a Major Source of Dietary Protein and Micronutrients in the Tropics. In: Moore PH, Ming R, editors. Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants. New York, NY: Springer; 2008. p. 113–43. (Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models).

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 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology.

Blog post

Davis J. One Hundred Years On: The Science Of The Somme [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/one-hundred-years-on-the-science-of-the-somme/

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. Telecommunications: Wire-Based Competition Benefited Consumers In Selected Markets. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2004 Feb. Report No.: GAO-04-241.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Sweeney MT. Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare treatment outcomes: Wediko Children’s Services short-term residential treatment program [Doctoral dissertation]. [Washington, DC]: George Washington University; 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

Kelly M. THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Personal Finances; Perot Reneged on Pledge to Reagan. New York Times. 1992 May 24;122.

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	Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Abbreviation	Indian J. Dermatol. Venereol. Leprol.
ISSN (print)	0378-6323
ISSN (online)	0973-3922
Scope	Dermatology Infectious Diseases