How to format your references using the Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 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]

R. Wetherbee, Biomineralization. The diatom glasshouse, Science. 298 (2002) 547.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

L.P. Lee, R. Szema, Inspirations from biological optics for advanced photonic systems, Science. 310 (2005) 1148–1150.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

W. Quattrociocchi, G. Caldarelli, A. Scala, Opinion dynamics on interacting networks: media competition and social influence, Sci. Rep. 4 (2014) 4938.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

[1]

L. Balestrini, M.E. Isolani, D. Pietra, A. Borghini, A.M. Bianucci, P. Deri, R. Batistoni, Berberine exposure triggers developmental effects on planarian regeneration, Sci. Rep. 4 (2014) 4914.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

S. Barone, E.L. Franco, Statistical and Managerial Techniques for Six Sigma Methodology, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK, 2012.

An edited book

[1]

P.L. Fauchais, Thermal Spray Fundamentals: From Powder to Part, Springer US, Boston, MA, 2014.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

C. Gisonni, W.H. Hager, Sistemi di pompaggio e dispositivi di controllo, in: W.H. Hager (Ed.), Idraulica Dei Sistemi Fognari: Dalla Teoria Alla Pratica, Springer, Milano, 2012: pp. 71–97.

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 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing.

Blog post

[1]

E. Andrew, First weather map created for brown dwarf only 6 light years away, IFLScience. (2014). https://www.iflscience.com/space/first-weather-map-created-brown-dwarf-only-6-light-years-away/ (accessed October 30, 2018).

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, School Lunch: Implementing Nutrition Changes Was Challenging and Clarification of Oversight Requirements Is Needed, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2014.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

A.E. Berkowitz, Finding a Place for “Cacega Ayuwipi” within the Structure of American Indian Music and Dance Traditions, Doctoral dissertation, Florida Atlantic University, 2015.

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]

S. Holden, Binghamton Just Isn’t Hollywood, New York Times. (2015) C10.

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	Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Abbreviation	Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process.
ISSN (print)	1369-8001
Scope	Mechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials General Materials Science Condensed Matter Physics