How to format your references using the Stem Cells Translational Medicine citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 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

Leisinger K. Business needs to embrace sustainability targets. Nature 2015;528:165.

A journal article with 2 authors

Burov E, Gerya T. Asymmetric three-dimensional topography over mantle plumes. Nature 2014;513:85–89.

A journal article with 3 authors

MacLeod N, Benfield M, Culverhouse P. Time to automate identification. Nature 2010;467:154–155.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

Stenni B, Masson-Delmotte V, Johnsen S, et al. An oceanic cold reversal during the last deglaciation. Science 2001;293:2074–2077.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Equipment Testing Procedures Committee. Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005.

An edited book

Real P, Diaz-Pernil D, Molina-Abril H, et al., editors. Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns: 14th International Conference, CAIP 2011, Seville, Spain, August 29-31, 2011, Proceedings, Part II. vol. 6855. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2011.

A chapter in an edited book

Lara MD, Doyen L. Viable sequential decisions. In: Doyen L, ed. Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: Mathematical Models and Methods, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2008:73–106.

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 Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

Blog post

Davis J. Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Bone That The Body Can Turn Into The Real Thing. IFLScience 2016. Available at https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/researchers-develop-3dprinted-bone-that-the-body-can-turn-into-the-real-thing/ 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

Government Accountability Office. Freight Railroad Regulation: Surface Transportation Board’s Oversight Could Benefit From Evidence Better Identifying How Mergers Affect Rates. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Pei X. Acid modification of psyllium. Doctoral dissertation. University of Maryland, College Park, 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

Branch J. Why Steve Kerr Sees Life Beyond the Court. New York Times 2016:SP1.

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	Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Abbreviation	Stem Cells Transl. Med.
ISSN (print)	2157-6564
ISSN (online)	2157-6580
Scope	Cell Biology Developmental Biology General Medicine

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