How to format your references using the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 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

Sheppard, C.R.C. Predicted Recurrences of Mass Coral Mortality in the Indian Ocean. Nature 2003, 425, 294–297.

A journal article with 2 authors

Gollub, J.P.; Cross, M.C. Chaos in Space and Time. Nature 2000, 404, 710–711.

A journal article with 3 authors

Daw, R.; Finkelstein, J.; Helmer, M. Chemistry and Energy. Nature 2012, 488, 293.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

Kuroha, T.; Nagai, K.; Gamuyao, R.; Wang, D.R.; Furuta, T.; Nakamori, M.; Kitaoka, T.; Adachi, K.; Minami, A.; Mori, Y.; et al. Ethylene-Gibberellin Signaling Underlies Adaptation of Rice to Periodic Flooding. Science 2018, 361, 181–186.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Aubry, J.-F.; Brînzei, N. Systems Dependability Assessment; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, NJ, 2015; ISBN 9781119053996.

An edited book

Web Services and Formal Methods: 9th International Workshop, WS-FM 2012, Tallinn, Estonia, September 6-7, 2012, Revised Selected Papers; Beek, M.H.T., Lohmann, N., Eds.; Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Springer: Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013; Vol. 7843; ISBN 9783642382291.

A chapter in an edited book

Beh, A.L.; Fleet, G.H.; Prakitchaiwattana, C.; Heard, G.M. Evaluation of Molecular Methods for the Analysis of Yeasts in Foods and Beverages. In Advances in Food Mycology; Hocking, A.D., Pitt, J.I., Samson, R.A., Thrane, U., Eds.; Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; Springer US: Boston, MA, 2006; pp. 69–106 ISBN 9780387283852.

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 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.

Blog post

Luntz, S. Superfast Clotting Agent Could Save Many Lives Available online: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/superfast-clotting-agent-could-save-many-lives/ (accessed on 30 October 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

Government Accountability Office Johnson Space Center Procurement: Controls Over Payments to Contractors Should Be Strengthened; U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1992;

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Parker, E.C. Perceptions of Youth with Diabetes and Their Parents/Guardians about Youth Eating Habits and Nutrition-Related Difficulties. Doctoral dissertation, California State University, Long Beach: Long Beach, CA, 2010.

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

Marx, L. Taking Their Very Sweet Time. New York Times 2013, ST14.

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	ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Abbreviation	ISPRS Int. J. Geoinf.
ISSN (online)	2220-9964
Scope