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

Ott E. Obituary: Edward N. Lorenz (1917-2008). Nature. 2008 May 15;453(7193):300.

A journal article with 2 authors

Small EM, Olson EN. Pervasive roles of microRNAs in cardiovascular biology. Nature. 2011 Jan 20;469(7330):336–42.

A journal article with 3 authors

Takayanagi M, Kurisaki I, Nagaoka M. Non-site-specific allosteric effect of oxygen on human hemoglobin under high oxygen partial pressure. Sci Rep. 2014 Apr 8;4:4601.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Potter BA, Beaudoin AB, Haynes CV, Holliday VT, Holmes CE, Ives JW, et al. Arrival routes of first Americans uncertain. Science. 2018 Mar 16;359(6381):1224–5.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Chan NH, Wong HY. Simulation Techniques in Financial Risk Management. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2006.

An edited book

Sutovsky P, editor. Posttranslational Protein Modifications in the Reproductive System. New York, NY: Springer; 2014. XIV, 249 p. 40 illus., 29 illus. in color. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; vol. 759).

A chapter in an edited book

Miller P, Sauzé C, Neal M. Development of ARRTOO: A Long-Endurance, Hybrid-Powered, Oceanographic Research Vessel. In: Bars FL, Jaulin L, editors. Robotic Sailing 2013: Proceedings of the 6th International Robotic Sailing Conference. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2014. p. 53–65.

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

Carpineti A. Canyons Offer New Explanations For Water On Mars [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/space/canyons-offer-new-explanations-for-water-on-mars/

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. Computer Security: FAA Is Addressing Personnel Weaknesses, But Further Action Is Required. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2000 May. Report No.: AIMD-00-169.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Uzoff PP. Virtual school teacher’s science efficacy beliefs: The effects of community of practice on science-teaching efficacy beliefs [Doctoral dissertation]. [Malibu, CA]: Pepperdine University; 2014.

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

Eligon J, Apuzzo M. Some Who Are Part of Problem in Ferguson Are Asked to Be Part of Solution. New York Times. 2015 Mar 6;A16.

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