How to format your references using the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. 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 reference managers.
BibTeX	BibTeX styles 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

Jain, R. K.: Normalization of tumor vasculature: an emerging concept in antiangiogenic therapy, Science, 307, 58–62, 2005.

A journal article with 2 authors

Malakoff, D. and Cho, A.: MILITARY RESEARCH: Researchers Target Flaws in Ballistic Missile Defense Plan, Science, 288, 1940–1941, 2000.

A journal article with 3 authors

Linnartz, H., Verdes, D., and Maier, J. P.: Rotationally resolved infrared spectrum of the charge transfer complex [Ar-N2]+, Science, 297, 1166–1167, 2002.

A journal article with 100 or more authors

Hsueh, Y. P., Wang, T. F., Yang, F. C., and Sheng, M.: Nuclear translocation and transcription regulation by the membrane-associated guanylate kinase CASK/LIN-2, Nature, 404, 298–302, 2000.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Avdeef, A.: Absorption and Drug Development, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2012.

An edited book

Byrnes, J. and Ostheimer, G. (Eds.): Advances in Sensing with Security Applications, Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, XIII, 367 p p., 2006.

A chapter in an edited book

Hauswirth, M., Hitzler, P., and Mohania, M.: ODBASE 2011 PC Co-chairs’ Message, in: On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2011 Workshops: Confederated International Workshops and Posters: EI2N+NSF ICE, ICSP+INBAST, ISDE, ORM, OTMA, SWWS+MONET+SeDeS, and VADER 2011, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, October 17-21, 2011. Proceedings, edited by: Meersman, R., Dillon, T., and Herrero, P., Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 26–26, 2011.

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 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions.

Blog post

Fang, J.: Cockatoos Learn How To Make and Use Tools From Each Other, https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/cockatoos-teach-each-other-how-make-and-use-tools/, last access: 30 October 2018, 2014., 2014.

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: Runway Safety: Progress on Reducing Runway Incursions Impeded by Leadership, Technology, and Other Challenges, GAO-08-481T, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2008.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Katsky, C. S.: Open Secrets: Congressional Oversight of the CIA in the Early Cold War, Doctoral dissertation, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 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

Ember, S.: The Empire Of Glamour Loses a King, , New York Times2nd OctoberB1, 2017.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses:

This sentence cites one reference (Jain, 2005).
This sentence cites two references (Jain, 2005; Malakoff and Cho, 2000).

Here are examples of in-text citations with multiple authors:

Two authors: (Malakoff and Cho, 2000)
Three or more authors: (Hsueh et al., 2000)

About the journal

Full journal title	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions
Abbreviation	Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss.
ISSN (online)	1680-7375
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