How to format your references using the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 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

Erler JT. Cancer: Disabling defences in the brain. Nature. 2014;508(7494):46-47.

A journal article with 2 authors

Hunter CA, Mayers PC. Knot tied around an octahedral metal centre. Nature. 2001;411(6839):763.

A journal article with 3 authors

Ohl FW, Scheich H, Freeman WJ. Change in pattern of ongoing cortical activity with auditory category learning. Nature. 2001;412(6848):733-736.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Boettger T, Hübner CA, Maier H, Rust MB, Beck FX, Jentsch TJ. Deafness and renal tubular acidosis in mice lacking the K-Cl co-transporter Kcc4. Nature. 2002;416(6883):874-878.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Goodhew S. Sustainable Construction Processes. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2016.

An edited book

Grandfield J, ed. Light Metals 2014. Springer International Publishing; 2016.

A chapter in an edited book

Jensvold ML. Experimental Conversations: Sign Language Studies with Chimpanzees. In: Pina M, Gontier N, eds. The Evolution of Social Communication in Primates: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Interdisciplinary Evolution Research. Springer International Publishing; 2014:63-82.

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 the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Blog post

Hale T. Male Garter Snakes Enjoy Orgies So Much They Will Almost Die For Them. IFLScience. April 5, 2017. Accessed October 30, 2018. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/male-garter-snakes-enjoy-orgies-so-much-they-will-almost-die-for-them/

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. Aviation Safety: System Safety Approach Needs Further Integration into FAA’s Oversight of Airlines. U.S. Government Printing Office; 2005.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Westgate M. La Boutique Fantasque: A Full Score Edition for Wind Band. Doctoral dissertation. University of Cincinnati; 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

Saslow L. 14,000 Sq. Ft., Shady Past, All for Just $8.3 Million. New York Times. April 1, 2007:14LI2.

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 the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Abbreviation	J. Acad. Nutr. Diet.
ISSN (print)	2212-2672
Scope	Food Science General Medicine Nutrition and Dietetics