How to format your references using the Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology. 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

1. Laursen L. Interdisciplinary research: Big science at the table. Nature. 2010;468:S2-4.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Sherkow JS, Greely HT. Genomics. What if extinction is not forever? Science. 2013;340:32–3.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Bruins HJ, van der Plicht J, Mazar A. 14C dates from Tel Rehov: Iron-Age chronology, pharaohs, and Hebrew kings. Science. 2003;300:315–8.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Sharifi S, Daghighi S, Motazacker MM, Badlou B, Sanjabi B, Akbarkhanzadeh A, et al. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles alter expression of obesity and T2D-associated risk genes in human adipocytes. Sci Rep. 2013;3:2173.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Harrison A. The Life of D. H. Lawrence. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2016.

An edited book

1. Holznagel B. Strategies for Rural Broadband: An economic and legal feasibility analysis. Wiesbaden: Gabler; 2010.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Meyer TP, Gettelman KA, Donohue TR. College Students’ Perceptions of the Influence of Advertising and Price Versus Non-Marketer-Controlled Factors on Their Purchases of Brand-Name Athletic Shoes and Clothing. In: Moore M, Moore RS, editors. New Meanings for Marketing in a New Millennium: Proceedings of the 2001 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2015. p. 17–24.

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 Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology.

Blog post

1. Davis J. Humane Shark Deterrent Prevents 90% of Encounters. IFLScience. 2015. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/human-shark-deterrent-prevents-90-encounters/. Accessed 30 Oct 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

1. Government Accountability Office. Title I Program: Stronger Accountability Needed for Performance of Disadvantaged Students. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2000.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Locicero LM. The Effects of Vertical Casting Position in Reinforced Concrete. Doctoral dissertation. University of Louisiana; 2014.

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

1. Wagner J. Wealth of Experience on the Mets’ Roster Comes With a Painful Cost. New York Times. 2017;:SP5.

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	Integrative Omics and Molecular Biology
ISSN (print)	2047-9174
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