How to format your references using the Journal of Human Hypertension citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Human Hypertension. 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

Ricklefs RE. Cladogenesis and morphological diversification in passerine birds. Nature 2004; 430: 338–341.

A journal article with 2 authors

Settele J, Kühn E. Ecology. Insect conservation. Science 2009; 325: 41–42.

A journal article with 3 authors

Lacks DJ, Van Orman JA, Lesher CE. Isotope fractionation in silicate melts. Nature 2012; 482: E1; discussion E1-2.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Kessel R, Schmidt MW, Ulmer P, Pettke T. Trace element signature of subduction-zone fluids, melts and supercritical liquids at 120-180 km depth. Nature 2005; 437: 724–727.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Bécherrawy T. Mechanical and Electromagnetic Vibrations and Waves. John Wiley & Sons, Inc: Hoboken, NJ, 2012.

An edited book

Ingram JC, DeClerck F, Rumbaitis del Rio C (eds.). Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction: The Application of Ecology in Development Solutions. Springer: New York, NY, 2012.

A chapter in an edited book

Gosney MW, Hughes C. 400–1800 AD: The Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment. In: Hughes C (ed). The History of Human Resource Development: Understanding the Unexplored Philosophies, Theories, and Methodologies. Palgrave Macmillan US: New York, NY, 2016, pp 51–73.

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 Human Hypertension.

Blog post

Andrew D. What Happens To Our Bodies After We Die? IFLScience. 2015.https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/what-happens-our-body-after-we-die/ (accessed 30 Oct2018).

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. Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles Persist. U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 2003.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Ellerbrook SL. Exploring the efficiency and effectiveness of teacher selection tools: The effects on the total group with a focus on the gender sub-groups. 2009.

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

Crow K. The Nanny Nightmare. New York Times. 2004; : 141.

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 title	Journal of Human Hypertension
Abbreviation	J. Hum. Hypertens.
ISSN (print)	0950-9240
ISSN (online)	1476-5527
Scope	Internal Medicine