How to format your references using the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing. 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	Find the style here: output styles overview
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

Moazed D. Small RNAs in transcriptional gene silencing and genome defence. Nature. 2009 Jan 22;457(7228):413–20.

A journal article with 2 authors

Shelke SA, Piccirilli JA. Origins of life: RNA made in its own mirror image. Nature. 2014 Nov 20;515(7527):347–8.

A journal article with 3 authors

Shimojo S, Kamitani Y, Nishida S. Afterimage of perceptually filled-in surface. Science. 2001 Aug 31;293(5535):1677–80.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Ohshiro T, Yagami T, Zhang C, Matsuzaki F. Role of cortical tumour-suppressor proteins in asymmetric division of Drosophila neuroblast. Nature. 2000 Nov 30;408(6812):593–6.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Cannataro M, Guzzi PH. Data Management of Protein Interaction Networks. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2011.

An edited book

Bruza P, Sofge D, Lawless W, Rijsbergen K van, Klusch M, editors. Quantum Interaction: Third International Symposium, QI 2009, Saarbrücken, Germany, March 25-27, 2009. Proceedings. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2009. IX, 315 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5494).

A chapter in an edited book

Hofmann E, Maucher D, Kotula M, Kreienbrink O. Supplier Evaluation and Performance Measurement on the Buyer-Supplier-Relationship Level. In: Maucher D, Kotula M, Kreienbrink O, editors. Performance Measurement and Incentive Systems in Purchasing: More Than Just Savings. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2014. p. 93–127. (Professional Supply Management).

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 Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing.

Blog post

Fang J. Female Fish Genital Openings Are Smaller When There Are Lots Of Predators Around [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/female-fish-genital-openings-are-smaller-when-there-are-lots-predators-around/

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. Mass Transit: Review of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s Airport Extension Finance Plan. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2000 Mar. Report No.: RCED-00-95R.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Gittens BE. Perceptions of the applicability of transformational leadership behavior to the leader role of academic department chairs: A study of selected universities in Virginia [Doctoral dissertation]. [Washington, DC]: George Washington University; 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

Shpigel B. Taking Twisted Turns. New York Times. 2016 Sep 10;SP7.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in parentheses:

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 Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
Abbreviation	J. Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs.
ISSN (print)	1071-5754
ISSN (online)	1528-3976
Scope	Advanced and Specialised Nursing Medical–Surgical

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