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

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Adhesion 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:

PaperpileThe citation style is built in and you can choose it in Settings > Citation Style or Paperpile > Citation Style in Google Docs.
EndNoteDownload the output style file
Mendeley, Zotero, Papers, and othersThe style is either built in or you can download a CSL file that is supported by most reference managers.
BibTeXBibTeX 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]
Müller UK. Physiology. Fish ’n flag. Science. 2003;302(5650):1511–1512.
A journal article with 2 authors
[1]
Subrahmanian VS, Dickerson J. Computer science. What can virtual worlds and games do for national security? Science. 2009;326(5957):1201–1202.
A journal article with 3 authors
[1]
McGinty RK, Henrici RC, Tan S. Crystal structure of the PRC1 ubiquitylation module bound to the nucleosome. Nature. 2014;514(7524):591–596.
A journal article with 4 or more authors
[1]
Intlekofer AM, Banerjee A, Takemoto N, et al. Anomalous type 17 response to viral infection by CD8+ T cells lacking T-bet and eomesodermin. Science. 2008;321(5887):408–411.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book
[1]
Anaya-Lara O, Campos-Gaona D, Moreno-Goytia E, et al. Offshore Wind Energy Generation. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2014.
An edited book
[1]
Khan MA, Böer B, Öztürk M, et al., editors. Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume IV: Cash Crop Halophyte and Biodiversity Conservation. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2014.
A chapter in an edited book
[1]
Trucchia F, Romei J. Principles and Rules. In: Romei J, Lowman M, Andres C, et al., editors. Pro PHP Refactoring. Berkeley, CA: Apress; 2010. p. 47–55.

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 Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology.

Blog post
[1]
Fang J. How Well You Do In School Reflects Dozens Of Genetic Traits. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2014.

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. Comments on Energy Research and Development Administration’s Proposed Arrangement for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Demonstration Plant Project. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1975. Report No.: RED-75-361. .

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation
[1]
Levy MR. Visual perception and Gestalt grouping in the landscape: Are Gestalt grouping prinicples reliable indicators of visual preference? [Doctoral dissertation]. [Mississippi State, MS]: Mississippi State University; 2009.

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. Harvey Picks Up a Win, With Plenty of Support. New York Times. 2017 May 29;D6.

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 titleJournal of Adhesion Science and Technology
AbbreviationJ. Adhes. Sci. Technol.
ISSN (print)0169-4243
ISSN (online)1568-5616
ScopeGeneral Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Materials Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Surfaces and Interfaces

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