How to format your references using the Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology. 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. Brody H. Cancer. Nature. 2014;509:S49.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Oganov AR, Ono S. Theoretical and experimental evidence for a post-perovskite phase of MgSiO3 in Earth’s D" layer. Nature. 2004;430:445–8.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Sambarey A, Prashanthi K, Chandra N. Mining large-scale response networks reveals “topmost activities” in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Sci Rep. 2013;3:2302.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Kobayashi KS, Chamaillard M, Ogura Y, Henegariu O, Inohara N, Nuñez G, et al. Nod2-dependent regulation of innate and adaptive immunity in the intestinal tract. Science. 2005;307:731–4.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Mubarak S. Construction Project Scheduling and Control. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2010.

An edited book

1. Song W. Interworking of Wireless LANs and Cellular Networks. New York, NY: Springer; 2012.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Fields GS. Should Poverty and Inequality Measures be Combined? In: Janvry A de, Kanbur R, editors. Poverty, Inequality and Development: Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke. Boston, MA: Springer US; 2006. p. 67–74.

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 Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology.

Blog post

1. Luntz S. Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned From Adult Skin. IFLScience. 2014. https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/embryonic-stem-cells-cloned-adult-skin/. Accessed 30 Oct 2018.

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. Smartphone Data: Information and Issues Regarding Surreptitious Tracking Apps That Can Facilitate Stalking. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2016.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Wyers ML. An Investigation of Teacher Understanding and Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Use of Learning Targets in the Classroom. Doctoral dissertation. Lindenwood University; 2015.

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. Pendleton I. ART AND TASTE IN THE SMALL GARDEN; The Show Is a Busy Short-Course Garden School. New York Times. 1934;:DRAMA SCREEN MUSIC SHOPPERS’ COLUMNS EDUCATION GARDENS RADIO FASHIONS ART THE DANCE HOTELS RESTAURANTSX14.

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	Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology
ISSN (print)	2047-9174
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