How to format your references using the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Adhesion 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	Download the output style file
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]

Morlon H. Microbiology. Microbial cooperative warfare. Science. 2012;337(6099):1184–1185.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Duncan RP, Williams PA. Ecology: Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis challenged. Nature. 2002;417(6889):608–609.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Kobayashi K, Yoshimura J, Hasegawa E. Coexistence of sexual individuals and genetically isolated asexual counterparts in a thrips. Sci Rep. 2013;3:3286.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

[1]

Jopling CL, Yi M, Lancaster AM, et al. Modulation of hepatitis C virus RNA abundance by a liver-specific MicroRNA. Science. 2005;309(5740):1577–1581.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

Hackshaw A. How to Write a Grant Application. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2010.

An edited book

[1]

Aldini A. A Process Algebraic Approach to Software Architecture Design. Bernardo M, Corradini F, editors. London: Springer; 2010.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Rosemann M, vom Brocke J. The Six Core Elements of Business Process Management. In: vom Brocke J, Rosemann M, editors. Handbook on Business Process Management 1: Introduction, Methods, and Information Systems. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2015. p. 105–122.

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 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology.

Blog post

[1]

Hale T. Antarctica’s Massive Crack Is Growing At A Worrying Rate [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/antarcticas-massive-crack-is-growing-at-a-worrying-rate/.

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. Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Implementation Challenges. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2012. Report No.: GAO-12-1011T. .

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Alsari F. Training needs analysis for women in educational leadership in Saudi Arabia [Doctoral dissertation]. [Malibu, CA]: Pepperdine 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]

LaFRANIERE S, Palmer E. In 130 of Worst Shootings, Vision of Porous Gun Laws. New York Times. 2016 Oct 21;A1.

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	Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
Abbreviation	J. Adhes. Sci. Technol.
ISSN (print)	0169-4243
ISSN (online)	1568-5616
Scope	General Chemistry Mechanics of Materials Materials Chemistry Surfaces, Coatings and Films Surfaces and Interfaces