How to format your references using the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 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

Stoll H. Journal club. A biogeochemist sees the value of diversity in a changing ocean. Nature. 2009 Aug 20;460(7258):935.

A journal article with 2 authors

Philpotts AR, Dickson LD. The formation of plagioclase chains during convective transfer in basaltic magma. Nature. 2000 Jul 6;406(6791):59–61.

A journal article with 3 authors

Mora C, Rollo A, Tittensor DP. Comment on “Can we name Earth’s species before they go extinct?” Science. 2013 Jul 19;341(6143):237.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

Zhang H, Zhang X, Sun X, Ma Y. Shape-controlled synthesis of nanocarbons through direct conversion of carbon dioxide. Sci Rep. 2013 Dec 18;3:3534.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Misra S, Goswami S. Network Routing. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2017.

An edited book

Vega L, ed. Empires, Post-Coloniality and Interculturality: New Challenges for Comparative Education. Rotterdam: SensePublishers; 2014.

A chapter in an edited book

Le Bourg E. Hypergravity in Drosophila melanogaster. In: Bourg EL, Rattan SIS, eds. Mild Stress and Healthy Aging: Applying Hormesis in Aging Research and Interventions. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2008. p. 43–63.

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 Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research.

Blog post

Andrew E. Japan Accepts Giant Robot Fight Challenge From America. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2015 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/japan-accepts-giant-robot-fight-challenge-america/

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. Alternative-Fueled Vehicles: Potential Impact of Exemptions From Transportation Control Measures. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1993 Apr. Report No.: RCED-93-125.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Liu Y. Analysis on the distinct path in a star interconnection network [Doctoral dissertation]. [Long Beach, CA]: California State University, Long Beach; 2013.

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

Otis J. Penn Station Inhabitant Gets a Home of Her Own. New York Times. 2016 Dec 10;A17.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in parentheses:

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	Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Abbreviation	Can. J. Diet. Pract. Res.
ISSN (print)	1486-3847
Scope	General Medicine Medicine (miscellaneous) Nutrition and Dietetics