How to format your references using the International Breastfeeding Journal citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for International Breastfeeding 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

1. Gonzalez C. Cell division: A last-minute decision. Nature. 2015;528:196–7.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Siemers BM, Schnitzler H-U. Echolocation signals reflect niche differentiation in five sympatric congeneric bat species. Nature. 2004;429:657–61.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Zheng R-L, Zhang H, Jiang W-L. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308G>A polymorphism and risk of rheumatic heart disease: a meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2014;4:4731.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Takahashi H, Igawa K, Arii K, Kamihara Y, Hirano M, Hosono H. Superconductivity at 43 K in an iron-based layered compound LaO(1-x)F(x)FeAs. Nature. 2008;453:376–8.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Mann S. Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010 Bible. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley Publishing, Inc.; 2010.

An edited book

1. Zhao M, Sha J, editors. Communications and Information Processing: International Conference, ICCIP 2012 Aveiro, Portugal, March 7-11, 2012 Revised Selected Papers, Part I. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2012.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Kaplan S. Starting from Scratch: Creating Dynamic Characters. In: Dowdy JK, Kaplan S, editors. Teaching Drama in the Classroom: A Toolbox for Teachers. Rotterdam: SensePublishers; 2011. p. 15–6.

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 International Breastfeeding Journal.

Blog post

1. Andrew E. Gecko-Inspired Climbing Paddles Allow A Man To Climb A Glass Wall [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2014 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. https://www.iflscience.com/technology/gecko-inspired-climbing-paddles-allow-man-climb-glass-wall/. 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. Highway Trust Fund: Improved Solvency Mechanisms and Communication Needed to Help Avoid Shortfalls in the Highway Account. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2009 Feb. Report No.: GAO-09-316.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Hendricks-Harris MT. Quality Induction: The Effects of Comprehensive Induction on New Teacher Retention and Job Satisfaction [Doctoral dissertation]. [ St. Charles, MO]: Lindenwood University; 2012.

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. Hodara S. A Museum’s New Spaces for Contemporary Art. New York Times. 2015 Feb 1;CT9.

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	International Breastfeeding Journal
Abbreviation	Int. Breastfeed. J.
ISSN (online)	1746-4358
Scope	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health