How to format your references using the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology (JCNP). 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:

PaperpileThe citation style is built in and you can choose it in Settings > Citation Style or Paperpile > Citation Style in Google Docs.
EndNoteFind the style here: output styles overview
Mendeley, Zotero, Papers, and othersThe style is either built in or you can download a CSL file that is supported by most references management programs.
BibTeXBibTeX 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
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Ladegaard Skov A. Materials science: Like cartilage, but simpler. Nature. 2015;517(7532):25–26.
A journal article with 2 authors
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Marchiori D, Warglien M. Predicting human interactive learning by regret-driven neural networks. Science. 2008;319(5866):1111–1113.
A journal article with 3 authors
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Heimpel M, Aurnou J, Wicht J. Simulation of equatorial and high-latitude jets on Jupiter in a deep convection model. Nature. 2005;438(7065):193–196.
A journal article with 4 or more authors
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Akondy RS, Fitch M, Edupuganti S, et al. Origin and differentiation of human memory CD8 T cells after vaccination. Nature. 2017;552(7685):362–367.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book
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Gupta SK. Modern Hydrology and Sustainable Water Development. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2010.
An edited book
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Marghoob AA, editor. Nevogenesis: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Nevus Development. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2012.
A chapter in an edited book
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Luo J, Liu T, Liu Y. FT-NIR and Confocal Microscope Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Sesame Oil Adulteration. In: Li D, Chen Y, editors. Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture V: 5th IFIP TC 5/SIG 5.1 Conference, CCTA 2011, Beijing, China, October 29-31, 2011, Proceedings, Part II. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2012: 24–31.

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 Clinical Neurophysiology.

Blog post
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Carpineti A. This Drone With Robotic Claws Is Both Awesome And Terrifying. September 12, 2016. Available at: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/this-drone-with-robotic-claws-is-both-awesome-and-terrifying/. Accessed October 30, 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
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Government Accountability Office. Guaranteed Student Loans: Analysis of Insurance Premiums Charged by Guaranty Agencies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1987.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation
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Greene AE. An Inquiry into Workplace Incivility: Perceptions of Working Graduate Students. 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
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Baker L. Spurring Urban Growth in Vancouver, One Family at a Time. New York Times2005;1111.

In-text citations

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

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 titleJournal of Clinical Neurophysiology
AbbreviationJ. Clin. Neurophysiol.
ISSN (print)0736-0258
ISSN (online)1537-1603
ScopePhysiology
Clinical Neurology
Physiology (medical)
Neurology

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