How to format your references using the Particle and Fibre Toxicology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 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. Fuchs ERH. Economics. Global manufacturing and the future of technology. Science. 2014;345:519–20.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Cruz G, Lowe G. Neural coding of binary mixtures in a structurally related odorant pair. Sci Rep. 2013;3:1220.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Kuhlen M, Madau P, Silk J. Exploring dark matter with Milky Way substructure. Science. 2009;325:970–3.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Fujiki R, Chikanishi T, Hashiba W, Ito H, Takada I, Roeder RG, et al. GlcNAcylation of a histone methyltransferase in retinoic-acid-induced granulopoiesis. Nature. 2009;459:455–9.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Kirwan MJ. Handbook of Paper and Paperboard Packaging Technology. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2013.

An edited book

1. Shepard R, Pitzer RM, Dunning T, editors. Isaiah Shavitt: A Memorial Festschrift from Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 1st ed. 2016. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2016.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Dupont C, Kalach N, Rousseau V. Gastrointestinal Problems of the Newborn. In: Guandalini S, Dhawan A, Branski D, editors. Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2016. p. 41–52.

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 Particle and Fibre Toxicology.

Blog post

1. Andrew E. Connecting Animals To The Cloud Could Help Predict Earthquakes [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/connecting-animals-cloud-could-help-predict-earthquakes/

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. Opportunity To Reduce Costs Substantially In Acquiring Teletypewriters For Use In The Advanced Record System Communications Network. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1968 Sep. Report No.: B-162104.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Xiong Y. Immuno-Magnetic T Cell Depletion for Allogeneic Hematological Stem Cell Transplantation [Doctoral dissertation]. [Columbus, OH]: Ohio State University; 2008.

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. Crow K. You Talkin’ to Me? Less and Less These Days. New York Times. 2003 Jun 1;146.

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	Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Abbreviation	Part. Fibre Toxicol.
ISSN (online)	1743-8977
Scope	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis General Medicine Toxicology