How to format your references using the Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 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. Smith C. Tools for drug discovery: tools of the trade. Nature. 2007;446:219–22.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Park J, Levin V. Seismic anisotropy: tracing plate dynamics in the mantle. Science. 2002;296:485–9.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Smith HJ, Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink J, Coontz R. Carbon capture and sequestration. Clearing the air. Introduction. Science. 2009;325:1641.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. De K, Kasliwal MM, Ofek EO, Moriya TJ, Burke J, Cao Y, et al. A hot and fast ultra-stripped supernova that likely formed a compact neutron star binary. Science. 2018;362:201–6.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Akcoglu MA, Bartha PFA, Ha DM. Analysis in Vector Spaces. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2009.

An edited book

1. Cacuci DG, editor. Handbook of Nuclear Engineering. Boston, MA: Springer US; 2010.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Govorov A, Hernández Martínez PL, Demir HV. Theoretical Approaches: Exciton Theory, Coulomb Interactions and Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem. In: Hernández Martínez PL, Demir HV, editors. Understanding and Modeling Förster-type Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET): Introduction to FRET, Vol 1. Singapore: Springer; 2016. p. 41–51.

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 Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.

Blog post

1. Andrew E. So You Think You Have IBS, Coeliac Disease Or Crohn’s? Here’s What It Might Mean For You. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015.

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. Legislative Developments. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1985 Jan. Report No.: 126478.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Abraham SR. Using Self-Monitoring and Goal Setting to Increase Swimming in Adults [Doctoral dissertation]. [Tampa, FL]: University of South Florida; 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. Stolberg SG, Walsh MW. Obama Offers A Transit Plan To Create Jobs. New York Times. 2010 Sep 6;A1.

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	Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Abbreviation	Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol.
ISSN (online)	1477-7827
Scope	Developmental Biology Endocrinology Reproductive Medicine