How to format your references using the International Journal of Retina and Vitreous citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for International Journal of Retina and Vitreous. 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. Smaglik P. Tale of two surveys. Nature. 2005;434:539.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Lee J-Y, Jameson SC. Immunology. Remembering to be tolerant. Science. 2012;335:667–8.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Puckett JG, Kelley DH, Ouellette NT. Searching for effective forces in laboratory insect swarms. Sci Rep. 2014;4:4766.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Yarbrough ML, Li Y, Kinch LN, Grishin NV, Ball HL, Orth K. AMPylation of Rho GTPases by Vibrio VopS disrupts effector binding and downstream signaling. Science. 2009;323:269–72.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Pandrea N, Stănescu N-D. Dynamics of the Rigid Solid with General Constraints by a Multibody Approach. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2015.

An edited book

1. Höfner P, Jipsen P, Kahl W, Müller ME, editors. Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science: 14th International Conference, RAMiCS 2014, Marienstatt, Germany, April 28–May 1, 2014. Proceedings. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2014.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Cavapozzi D, Fiume A, Garrouste C, Weber G. Human Capital Accumulation and Investment Behaviour. In: Börsch-Supan A, Brandt M, Hank K, Schröder M, editors. The Individual and the Welfare State: Life Histories in Europe. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2011. p. 45–57.

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 Retina and Vitreous.

Blog post

1. Andrew E. Nature’s Lubricant Makes Your Body A Well-Oiled Machine [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/nature-s-lubricant-makes-your-body-well-oiled-machine/

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. NASA’s FIA Program: NASA’s Progress in Implementing Financial Integrity Act Requirements. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1985 Nov. Report No.: NSIAD-86-3.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Tofthagen CS. Development and psychometric evaluation of the Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool [Doctoral dissertation]. [Tampa, FL]: University of South Florida; 2008.

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. Mcdonough J. My Sister Wants to Buy My Dad a Drone For Father’s Day. New York Times. 2017 Apr 21;MM22.

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 Retina and Vitreous
Abbreviation	Int. J. Retina Vitreous
ISSN (online)	2056-9920
Scope

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