In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Green – Title of journal
- Black – Volume/Issue
- Sienna – Pages
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Journal article on the Net (with doi)
Example:
List entry: Lampejo T. 2020. Influenza and antiviral resistance: an overview. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 39(7): 1201-1208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03840-9
In-text: (Lampejo 2020).
Journal article on the Net (without doi)
Example:
List entry: Blüher M. 2020. Metabolically healthy obesity. Endocr Rev. 41(3): e4. https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/41/3/bnaa004/5780090
In-text: (Blüher 2020).
Newspaper article (online version)
Example:
List entry: Zimmer C. 2021 Apr 9. To speed vaccination, some call for delaying second shots. The New York Times. [updated 2021 Apr 27]. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/health/covid-vaccine-second-dose-delay.html
In-text: (Zimmer 2021).
Magazine article (online version)
Add volume/issue number if available.
Example:
List entry: Bentham M. 2020 Jun 19. Homelessness rises to a record high. Evening Standard. [updated 2020 Jun 20]. https://www.standard.co.uk/
In-text: (Bentham 2020).
Online article with no author
Example:
List entry: Modification of plant proteins: a review. 2023. Com Rev Food Sci Food Saf. 20(1): 198-224. https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
In-text: (Modification…2023).
Article in a library database
Example:
List entry: Buccitelli C, Selbach M. 2020. mRNAs, proteins and the emerging principles of gene expression control. Nat Rev Genet. 21(10): 630-644. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32709985/
In-text: (Buccitelli and Selbach 2020).