How to format your references using the Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences (IJBMS). 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. Smith R. Why a macroeconomic perspective is critical to the prevention of noncommunicable disease. Science 2012; 337:1501–1503.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Joron M and Brakefield PM. Captivity masks inbreeding effects on male mating success in butterflies. Nature 2003; 424:191–194.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Chen LM, Friedman RM, and Roe AW. Optical imaging of a tactile illusion in area 3b of the primary somatosensory cortex. Science 2003; 302:881–885.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Kurakawa T, Ueda N, Maekawa M, Kobayashi K, Kojima M, Nagato Y, et al. Direct control of shoot meristem activity by a cytokinin-activating enzyme. Nature 2007; 445:652–655.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Yang S, Xu J-X, Li X, and Shen D. Iterative Learning Control for Multi-agent Systems Coordination. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd; 2017.

An edited book

1. Lattanzio V. Mammography: Guide to Interpreting, Reporting and Auditing Mammographic Images — Re.Co.R.M. Simonetti G, editor. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2005.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Madonna R. Tissue Specific Progenitors/Stem Cells for Cardiac Regeneration. In: Madonna R, editor. Stem Cells and Cardiac Regeneration. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2016; 45–54. (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine).

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 Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences.

Blog post

1. Carpineti A. Astronomers Discover Incredibly Rare Double-Ringed Galaxy. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2017; [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: URL: https://www.iflscience.com/space/astronomers-discover-incredibly-rare-doubleringed-galaxy/

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. Olympic Security: Better Planning Can Enhance U.S. Support to Future Olympic Games. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2006 Jun. Report No.: GAO-06-753.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Archibald GA. Regionalizing competitive talent: An exploratory study of the role of human capital management in the context of economic integration and labor mobility [Doctoral dissertation]. Minneapolis, MN: Capella University; 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. Rothenberg B. Fear, Frustration and Fascination: Sharapova on Serena. New York Times. 2017; B10.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in parentheses:

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	Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
ISSN (print)	2008-3866
ISSN (online)	2008-3874
Scope