How to format your references using the Journal of Aerospace Engineering citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 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

Suomalainen, A. 2015. “Stem cells: Asymmetric rejuvenation.” Nature, 521 (7552): 296–298.

A journal article with 2 authors

Hensch, T. K., and M. P. Stryker. 2004. “Columnar architecture sculpted by GABA circuits in developing cat visual cortex.” Science (New York, N.Y.), 303 (5664): 1678–1681.

A journal article with 3 authors

Jackson, D. E., M. Holcombe, and F. L. W. Ratnieks. 2004. “Trail geometry gives polarity to ant foraging networks.” Nature, 432 (7019): 907–909.

A journal article with 4 or more authors

King, A. W., C. A. Gunderson, W. M. Post, D. J. Weston, and S. D. Wullschleger. 2006. “Atmosphere. Plant respiration in a warmer world.” Science (New York, N.Y.), 312 (5773): 536–537.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

Vorbrüggen, H. 2005. Silicon-Mediated Transformations of Functional Groups. Weinheim, FRG: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

An edited book

Fusetani, N., and A. S. Clare, eds. 2006. Antifouling Compounds. Marine Molecular Biotechnology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.

A chapter in an edited book

Bhidayasiri, R., and D. Tarsy. 2012. “Parkinson’s Disease: Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia.” Movement Disorders: A Video Atlas: A Video Atlas, edited by D. Tarsy, 10–11. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.

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 Aerospace Engineering.

Blog post

Andrew, D. 2016. “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: A History Of Monsters, From Werewolves To Hippogriffs.” IFLScience. IFLScience. Accessed October 30, 2018. https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-a-history-of-monsters-from-werewolves-to-hippogriffs/.

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. 1991. Tax System Modernization: Status of On-Line Files Initiative and Telecommunications Planning. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

Akers, K. 2017. “The Impact of Work-Family Conflict, Gender, and Family-Friendly Policies on Organizational Attractiveness and Job Pursuit Intentions.” Doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University.

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

Crow, K. 2000. “Midnight at the Oasis, as Restaurant’s Lease Is Withdrawn.” New York Times, July 9, 2000.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses:

This sentence cites one reference (Suomalainen 2015).
This sentence cites two references (Hensch and Stryker 2004; Suomalainen 2015).

Here are examples of in-text citations with multiple authors:

Two authors: (Hensch and Stryker 2004)
Three or more authors: (King et al. 2006)

About the journal

Full journal title	Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Abbreviation	J. Aerosp. Eng.
ISSN (print)	0893-1321
ISSN (online)	1943-5525
Scope	Aerospace Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering Mechanical Engineering General Materials Science