How to format your references using the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 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. Friedman M. Paleontology. Emerging onto a tangled bank. Science. 2009;324:341–2.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Sui H, Downing KH. Molecular architecture of axonemal microtubule doublets revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Nature. 2006;442:475–8.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Hsin J-P, Sheth A, Manley JL. RNAP II CTD phosphorylated on threonine-4 is required for histone mRNA 3’ end processing. Science. 2011;334:683–6.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Meiri M, Huchon D, Bar-Oz G, Boaretto E, Horwitz LK, Maeir AM, et al. Ancient DNA and population turnover in southern levantine pigs--signature of the sea peoples migration? Sci Rep. 2013;3:3035.

Books and book chapters

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

An authored book

1. Frueh BC, Grubaugh AL, Elhai JD, Ford JD. Assessment and Treatment Planning for PTSD. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2012.

An edited book

1. Brucker P. Complex Scheduling. Knust S, editor. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2006.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Staniškis JK, Kruopiene J, Dvarioniene J. REACH Regulation – A Prerequisite for Health and Environmental Safety: Lithuanian Case. In: Vitale K, editor. Environmental and Food Safety and Security for South-East Europe and Ukraine. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2012. p. 45–58.

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 Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.

Blog post

1. Andrew D. What A Little-Known Brain Region Can Till Us About Depression [Internet]. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016 [cited 2018 Oct 30]. https://www.iflscience.com/brain/what-a-littleknown-brain-region-can-till-us-about-depression/. 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. School Meal Programs: More Systematic Development of Specifications Could Improve the Safety of Foods Purchased through USDA’s Commodity Program. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2011 May. Report No.: GAO-11-376.

Theses and dissertations

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

Doctoral dissertation

1. Garcia M. College preparedness program for high school students in South Los Angeles, California: A grant proposal [Doctoral dissertation]. [Long Beach, CA]: California State University, Long Beach; 2015.

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. Goodman J. Profiles in Caution. New York Times. 2017 Jun 29;BR9.

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	Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Abbreviation	J. Assist. Reprod. Genet.
ISSN (print)	1058-0468
ISSN (online)	1573-7330
Scope	Developmental Biology Genetics General Medicine Genetics(clinical) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Reproductive Medicine