How to format your references using the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 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. Zhang J. Developing excellence: Chinese university reform in three steps. Nature. 2014;514:295–6.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Barker S, Elderfield H. Foraminiferal calcification response to glacial-interglacial changes in atmospheric CO2. Science. 2002;297:833–6.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Vassilopoulos G, Wang P-R, Russell DW. Transplanted bone marrow regenerates liver by cell fusion. Nature. 2003;422:901–4.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Frazão C, McVey CE, Amblar M, Barbas A, Vonrhein C, Arraiano CM, et al. Unravelling the dynamics of RNA degradation by ribonuclease II and its RNA-bound complex. Nature. 2006;443:110–4.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Labadie N, Prins C, Prodhon C. Metaheuristics for Vehicle Routing Problems. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2016.

An edited book

1. Pal BD. GHG Emissions and Economic Growth: A Computable General Equilibrium Model Based Analysis for India. Ojha VP, Pohit S, Roy J, editors. New Delhi: Springer India; 2015.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Weng M. “Franco’s Children”: Childhood Memory as National Allegory. In: Millei Z, Imre R, editors. Childhood and Nation: Interdisciplinary Engagements. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan US; 2016. p. 53–71.

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 Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.

Blog post

1. Luntz S. Gravity May Delay Loss Of Antarctic Ice [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/environment/gravity-may-delay-loss-antarctic-ice/

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. Information Resellers: Consumer Privacy Framework Needs to Reflect Changes in Technology and the Marketplace. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2013 Sep. Report No.: GAO-13-663.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Ethridge G. Determining the variables that contribute to job tenure for people with psychiatric disabilities participating in an evidenced-based supported employment program [Doctoral dissertation]. [College Park, MD]: University of Maryland, College Park; 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. Walsh MW, Hurdle J. Harrisburg Sees Path to Restructuring Debts Without Bankruptcy Filing. New York Times. 2013 Jul 25;A12.

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 Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Abbreviation	J. Assist. Reprod. Genet.
ISSN (print)	1058-0468
ISSN (online)	1573-7330
Scope	Developmental Biology Genetics General Medicine Genetics(clinical) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Reproductive Medicine