How to format your references using the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 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]

Theise ND. Now you see it, now you don’t. Nature 2005;435:1165.

A journal article with 2 authors

[1]

Schmiedmayer J, Abele H. ASTROPHYSICS. Probing the dark side. Science 2015;349:786–7.

A journal article with 3 authors

[1]

Pearson DG, Parman SW, Nowell GM. A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes. Nature 2007;449:202–5.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

[1]

Tosatti E, Prestipino S, Kostlmeier S, Dal Corso A, Di Tolla FD. String tension and stability of magic tip-suspended nanowires. Science 2001;291:288–90.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

[1]

Huddleston R. Android® Fully Loaded. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc.; 2010.

An edited book

[1]

Wetmore S, Rubin A, editors. Vestibular Migraine. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2015.

A chapter in an edited book

[1]

Tiliouine H. Gender Dimensions of Quality of Life in Algeria. In: Eckermann E, editor. Gender, Lifespan and Quality of Life: An International Perspective, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2014, p. 63–82.

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 Journal of Mining Science and Technology.

Blog post

[1]

Andrew E. In Future, The Internet Could Come Through Your Lightbulb. IFLScience 2015. https://www.iflscience.com/technology/future-internet-could-come-through-your-lightbulb/ (accessed October 30, 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. Spectrum Management: Further Consideration of Options to Improve Receiver Performance Needed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2013.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

[1]

Shimizu K. The Procurement System of the Japanese Space Agency: Present Challenges, Future Promise. Doctoral dissertation. George Washington University, 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

[1]

Gorman J. Naked Mole Rats Survive Without Oxygen. New York Times 2017:D3.

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 Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Abbreviation	Int. J. Min. Sci. Technol.
ISSN (print)	2095-2686
Scope	Geochemistry and Petrology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Energy Engineering and Power Technology