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General Guidelines for Journal Articles
List authors' last names, followed by their initials. For multiple authors, place a semicolon between author names.
Indent any lines beyond the first line of an entry.
Use the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index to correctly abbreviate scientific journal titles.
Watch carefully where bold and italics are used in the examples below.
Electronic Journal Articles:
For online scholarly articles found electronically, use the following format:
Format
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online] Year, Issue, Inclusive Pagination. Complete URL (accessed Date).
Example
Foster, J. C.; Varlas, S.; Couturaud, B.; Coe, J.; O’Reilly, R. K. Getting into Shape: Reflections on a New Generation of Cylindrical Nanostructures’ Self-Assembly Using Polymer Building Block. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (7), 2742−2753. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b08648
For articles found through an electronic database, include the database name in the citation. Replace the article's URL with that of the database.
Format
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online], Date, Inclusive Pagination. Database Name. Complete URL of database (accessed Date).
Example
Lanzotti A.; Grasso M.; Staiano G.; Martorelli M. The Impact of Process Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Parts Fabricated in PLA with an Open-source 3-D Printer. Rapid Prototyp. J. 2015, 21 (5), 604−617. DOI: 10.1108/RPJ-09-2014-0135 (accessed 2019)
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