How to format your references using the Integral Transforms and Special Functions citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Integral Transforms and Special Functions. 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]

Anandan J. Quantum mechanics. Putting a spin on the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations. Science. 2002;297(5587):1656–1657.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Parson EA, Keith DW. Science and regulation. End the deadlock on governance of geoengineering research. Science. 2013;339(6125):1278–1279.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Dankert A, Dulal RS, Dash SP. Efficient spin injection into silicon and the role of the Schottky barrier. Sci Rep. 2013;3:3196.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

[1]

Prangé R, Pallier L, Hansen KC, et al. An interplanetary shock traced by planetary auroral storms from the Sun to Saturn. Nature. 2004;432(7013):78–81.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

Fjeld RA, Eisenberg NA, Compton KL. Quantitative Environmental Risk Analysis for Human Health. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2007.

An edited book

[1]

Feldman AM. Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory, 2nd Edition. 2nd Edition. Serrano R, editor. Boston, MA: Springer US; 2006.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Argoneto P, Renna P. Bargaining Models in E-Marketplaces. In: Renna P, editor. Innovative Tools for Business Coalitions in B2B Applications: How Negotiation, Auction and Game Theory Can Support Small- and Medium-sized Business in E-business. London: Springer; 2011. p. 65–82.

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 Integral Transforms and Special Functions.

Blog post

[1]

Davis J. Glacier National Park Will Soon Have No Glaciers [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2017 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/glacier-national-park-will-soon-have-no-glaciers/.

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. Highlights of a Forum: Health Care 20 Years From Now--Taking Steps Today to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2007. Report No.: GAO-07-1155SP. .

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Santella Steen S. The Potential of Television Programming as a Resource to Facilitate Academic Progress for Students who have a Specific Learning Disability in Reading [Doctoral dissertation]. [Washington, DC]: George Washington University; 2017.

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]

Vecsey G. Walker and UConn a Long Way From One-and-Done. New York Times. 2011 Mar 17;B20.

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	Integral Transforms and Special Functions
Abbreviation	Integral Transforms Spec. Funct.
ISSN (print)	1065-2469
ISSN (online)	1476-8291
Scope	Analysis Applied Mathematics