How to format your references using the Serdica Journal of Computing citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Serdica Journal of Computing (SJC). 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

[1] Spielman, I.B. Physics. Assembling a complex quantum ensemble, Science. 348 (2015) 185–186.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1] May, M., and H. Brody. Nature Index 2015 Global, Nature. 522 (2015) S1.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1] Bockrath, C., C. Ballhaus, and A. Holzheid. Fractionation of the platinum-group elements during mantle melting, Science. 305 (2004) 1951–1953.

A journal article with 11 or more authors

[1] Zhao, X., Z. Zhang, L. Wang, K. Xi, Q. Cao, D. Wang, Y. Yang, and Y. Du. Excellent microwave absorption property of Graphene-coated Fe nanocomposites, Sci. Rep. 3 (2013) 3421.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1] Higgs, P.G., and T.K. Attwood. Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution. Malden, MA USA: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

An edited book

[1] Romano, L., S. Fulciniti, and M. Silva (Eds). Anatomia TC multidetettore — Body. Milano: Springer.

A chapter in an edited book

[1] Scherer, G.G. Fuel Cell Types and Their Electrochemistry, In: Fuel Cells: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, (Eds: Kreuer, K.-D.), New York, NY: Springer: pp. 97–119.

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 Serdica Journal of Computing.

Blog post

[1] Andrews, R. Controversial GM Food Labeling Bill Approved By US Senate, IFLScience. (2016).

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. UMTA’s Research and Development Program Should Pay Closer Attention to Transit Industry Needs. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1] Graham, O.B. The Chiron Complex: From Spiritual Bypassing to Individuation, Doctoral dissertation, Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2017.

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] Williams, J. Working Toward a Sunny Version of ‘Jurassic Park,’ New York Times. (2017) C4.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in square brackets:

This sentence cites one reference [2].
This sentence cites two references [3, 4].
This sentence cites four references [4, 5, 6, 8].

About the journal

Full journal title	Serdica Journal of Computing
ISSN (print)	1312-6555
ISSN (online)	1314-7897
Scope