How to format your references using the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 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]

Goldston D. Climate of opportunity. Nature 2007;445:248.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Trumbore SE, Czimczik CI. Geology. An uncertain future for soil carbon. Science 2008;321:1455–6.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Holm MS, Saravanamurugan S, Taarning E. Conversion of sugars to lactic acid derivatives using heterogeneous zeotype catalysts. Science 2010;328:602–5.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

[1]

Dagastine RR, Manica R, Carnie SL, Chan DYC, Stevens GW, Grieser F. Dynamic forces between two deformable oil droplets in water. Science 2006;313:210–3.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

DeRosa DF. Foreign Exchange Operations. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2013.

An edited book

[1]

Nürnberger A, Stober S, Larsen B, Detyniecki M, editors. Adaptive Multimedia Retrieval: Semantics, Context, and Adaptation: 10th International Workshop, AMR 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 24-25, 2012, Revised Selected Papers. vol. 8382. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2014.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Turchetti B, Goretti M, Buzzini P, Margesin R. Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Alpine and Apennine Glaciers. In: Buzzini P, Margesin R, editors. Cold-adapted Yeasts: Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biotechnological Significance, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2014, p. 99–122.

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 Cystic Fibrosis.

Blog post

[1]

Hale T. People Are Freaking Out At This Apparent Time Traveler Filmed At A Mike Tyson Boxing Match In The ’90s. IFLScience 2016. https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/people-are-freaking-out-time-traveller-filmed-mike-tyson-boxing-match-nineties/ (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

[1]

Government Accountability Office. Automated Patent System: Information on PTO’s Program to Automate Patent Information and Processes. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1992.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Kirk C. Early Maladaptive Attachment Styles and Psychological Aggression in Romantic Relationships: A Content Analysis, 2006-2016. Doctoral dissertation. California State University, Long Beach, 2017.

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]

Robbins L. Despite ‘Sanctuary City’ Policy, Mayor Says New York Complies With U.S. Law. New York Times 2017:A19.

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 Cystic Fibrosis
Abbreviation	J. Cyst. Fibros.
ISSN (print)	1569-1993
Scope	Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine