How to format your references using the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 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]

Roubik DW. The value of bees to the coffee harvest. Nature. 2002;417(6890):708.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Hannon GJ, Rossi JJ. Unlocking the potential of the human genome with RNA interference. Nature. 2004;431(7006):371–378.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Sharon E, Cohen G, Fineberg J. Propagating solitary waves along a rapidly moving crack front. Nature. 2001;410(6824):68–71.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

[1]

Liu B, Wang X, Chen H, et al. Hierarchical silicon nanowires-carbon textiles matrix as a binder-free anode for high-performance advanced lithium-ion batteries. Sci Rep. 2013;3:1622.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

German Concrete and Construction Cl. Beispiele zur Bemessung Nach Eurocode 2. D-69451 Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH; 2011.

An edited book

[1]

Degano P, Guttman J, Martinelli F, editors. Formal Aspects in Security and Trust: 5th International Workshop, FAST 2008 Malaga, Spain, October 9-10, 2008 Revised Selected Papers. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2009.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Pattard M, Römbke J, Moser T. Range of Reference Tests in Aquatic Tests. In: Moser H, Römbke J, editors. Ecotoxicological Characterization of Waste: Results and Experiences of an International Ring Test. New York, NY: Springer; 2009. p. 61–70.

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 International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.

Blog post

[1]

Evans K. Degraded Forests Provide Refuge For Animals, New Study Shows. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016.

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. Healthcare.gov: Contract Planning and Oversight Practices Were Ineffective Given the Challenges and Risks. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2014. Report No.: GAO-14-824T. .

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Trantham LC. PSA surveillance following radical prostatectomy: What we know and why it matters [Doctoral dissertation]. [Chapel Hill, NC]: University of North Carolina; 2012.

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]

Wagner J. Bruce Is Traded To IndiansFor Pitcher. New York Times. 2017 Aug 10;B11.

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	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Abbreviation	Int. J. Math. Educ. Sci. Technol.
ISSN (print)	0020-739X
ISSN (online)	1464-5211
Scope	Mathematics (miscellaneous) Applied Mathematics Education