How to format your references using the Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials. 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]

Vernes SC. Genome wide identification of fruitless targets suggests a role in upregulating genes important for neural circuit formation. Sci Rep. 2014;4:4412.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Yashin VV, Balazs AC. Pattern formation and shape changes in self-oscillating polymer gels. Science. 2006;314:798–801.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Nishimune H, Sanes JR, Carlson SS. A synaptic laminin-calcium channel interaction organizes active zones in motor nerve terminals. Nature. 2004;432:580–587.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

[1]

Alder MN, Rogozin IB, Iyer LM, et al. Diversity and function of adaptive immune receptors in a jawless vertebrate. Science. 2005;310:1970–1973.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

Manuele FA. Advanced Safety Management Focusing on Z10 and Serious Injury Prevention. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2007.

An edited book

[1]

Onozuka M, Yen C-T, editors. Novel Trends in Brain Science: Brain Imaging, Learning and Memory, Stress and Fear, and Pain. Tokyo: Springer Japan; 2008.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Shaw RH, Sherwood JA. Experimental Investigations of the Relationship of Baseball Bat Properties on Batted-Ball Performance. In: Moritz EF, Haake S, editors. The Engineering of Sport 6: Volume 1: Developments for Sports. New York, NY: Springer; 2006. p. 17–22.

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 Sustainable Cement-Based Materials.

Blog post

[1]

Andrew E. Blue Skies Over Pluto And A Lakeside Home On Mars [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/space/blue-skies-over-pluto-and-lakeside-home-mars/.

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 Technology and Government Operations. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1989. Report No.: 138539. .

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Cox ET. Prenatal cocaine: Effects on neonatal vocalizations, cue-induced maternal response, and brain development [Doctoral dissertation]. [Chapel Hill, NC]: University of North Carolina; 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]

Hubbard B. Doctor-Turned-Artist Reveals Holy City’s Hidden Side. New York Times. 2016 Dec 2;A9.

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 Sustainable Cement-Based Materials
ISSN (print)	2165-0373
ISSN (online)	2165-0381
Scope	Waste Management and Disposal Ceramics and Composites

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