How to format your references using the Baghdad Science Journal citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Baghdad Science Journal. 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

Ellis J. Higgs boson: The need for new physics. Nature. 2012;481(7379): 24.

A journal article with 2 authors

LaFever L, Drummond-Barbosa D. Direct control of germline stem cell division and cyst growth by neural insulin in Drosophila. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2005;309(5737): 1071–1073.

A journal article with 3 authors

Kaner RB, Gilman JJ, Tolbert SH. Materials science. Designing superhard materials. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2005;308(5726): 1268–1269.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Molofsky AV, Pardal R, Iwashita T, Park I-K, Clarke MF, Morrison SJ. Bmi-1 dependence distinguishes neural stem cell self-renewal from progenitor proliferation. Nature. 2003;425(6961): 962–967.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Cox DA. Galois Theory. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2004.

An edited book

Rabinovich V. Antenna Arrays and Automotive Applications. Alexandrov N, editor. New York, NY: Springer; 2013. XVI, 192 p.

A chapter in an edited book

Bal C, Fleck N. Connected Stadium: A Pillar for Football Clubs’ Marketing Development? In: Plewa C, Conduit J, editors. Making a Difference Through Marketing: A Quest for Diverse Perspectives. Singapore: Springer; 2016. p. 43–58.

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 Baghdad Science Journal.

Blog post

O`Callaghan J. Giant Floating Airship Takes Flight In The UK For The First Time. [Online] IFLScience. IFLScience; Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/worlds-biggest-aircraft-takes-flight-for-the-first-time-in-the-uk/

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. Commercial Aviation: Better Information about Airline-Imposed Fees and the Refundability of Government-Imposed Taxes and Fees Could Benefit Consumers. U.S. Government Printing Office. Report number: GAO-10-885T, 2010 Jul.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Ortega S de. The Impact of Outcome Measurement on Non-profit Organizations: A Case Study. [Doctoral dissertation] [Columbus, OH]: Ohio State University; 2006.

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

Stewart JB. Twilight of the Guru. New York Times. 2017; B1.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text

About the journal

Full journal title	Baghdad Science Journal
ISSN (print)	2078-8665
ISSN (online)	2411-7986
Scope