How to format your references using the Journal of Nanobiotechnology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 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. Varis O. Resources: Curb vast water use in central Asia. Nature. 2014;514:27–9.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Fratzl P, Barth FG. Biomaterial systems for mechanosensing and actuation. Nature. 2009;462:442–8.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Yanagisawa S, Yoo S-D, Sheen J. Differential regulation of EIN3 stability by glucose and ethylene signalling in plants. Nature. 2003;425:521–5.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Li D-B, Cheng Y-Y, Wu C, Li W-W, Li N, Yang Z-C, et al. Selenite reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is mediated by fumarate reductase in periplasm. Sci Rep. 2014;4:3735.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Molino Sr. LN. Emergency Incident Management Systems. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2006.

An edited book

1. Lajtha A, Javitt D, Kantrowitz J, editors. Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Schizophrenia. Boston, MA: Springer US; 2009.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Mandl C, Hauser M, Mandl H. Interdependency of Meetings and Organizations. In: Hauser M, Mandl H, editors. The Co-creative Meeting: Practicing Consensual Effectivity in Organizations. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2013. p. 21–7.

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 Nanobiotechnology.

Blog post

1. Hamilton K. Debunking One Of The Biggest Stereotypes About Women In The Gaming Community [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/debunking-one-of-the-biggest-stereotypes-about-women-in-the-gaming-community/

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. Federal Aviation Administration: Challenges Facing the Agency in Fiscal Year 2009 and Beyond. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2008 Feb. Report No.: GAO-08-460T.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. He W. A Comprehensive Analysis of Fracture Initiation and Propagation in Sandstones based on Micro-Level Observation and Digital Imaging Correlation [Doctoral dissertation]. [ Lafayette, LA]: University of Louisiana; 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. Wagner J. Mets’ Familia Arrested in Domestic Violence Case; 2017 Status in Doubt. New York Times. 2016 Nov 1;B13.

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 Nanobiotechnology
Abbreviation	J. Nanobiotechnology
ISSN (online)	1477-3155
Scope	Molecular Medicine Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Medicine (miscellaneous) Pharmaceutical Science