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Journal Articles

Author names are surnames followed by up to 2 initials. Leave author names in the order that they are published.
For 1 to 6 authors, list all authors' names and separate each with a comma and space.
For more than 6 authors, list the first 6 authors and add "et al."
Use sentence case and Arabic numerals.
Abbreviate months to their first three letters with no period. (Example: November is shortened to Nov)
Shorten page numbers wherever possible. (Example: 123-9)

For electronic journal articles:

The word [Internet] in square brackets should be inserted after the abbreviated journal title.
The date cited in square brackets must be included after the date of publication.
Include the DOI at the end of the reference.

DOI: Digital Object Identifier

Type	Examples
Journal Article Author AA, Author BB. Title of article. Abbreviated title of Journal. Date of publication YYYY Mon DD;volume number(issue number):page numbers.	Li J. The relationship between peer support and sleep quality among Chinese college students: the mediating role of physical exercise atmosphere and the moderating effect of eHealth literacy. Front Psychol. 2024 Jul 31;15:1422026. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1422026. Xie YJ, Liao X, Hui SS, Tian L, Yeung WF, Lau AY, et al. Tai Chi for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine: protocol of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial with mechanism exploration. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Sep 18;23(1):328. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04154-x.
Electronic Journal Article Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of article. Abbreviated title of Journal [Internet]. Year of publication [cited YYYY Mon DD];volume number(issue number):page numbers. DOI	Chen S, Peetroons X, Bakenecker AC, Lezcano F, Aranson IS, Sánchez S. Collective buoyancy-driven dynamics in swarming enzymatic nanomotors. Nat Commun. [Internet]. 2024 [cited 2024 Oct 30];15(1):9315. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53664-w.

Type

Examples

Journal Article

Author AA, Author BB. Title of article. Abbreviated title of Journal. Date of
publication YYYY Mon DD;volume number(issue number):page numbers.

Li J. The relationship between peer support and sleep quality among Chinese college students: the mediating role of physical exercise atmosphere and the moderating effect of eHealth literacy. Front Psychol. 2024 Jul 31;15:1422026. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1422026.

Xie YJ, Liao X, Hui SS, Tian L, Yeung WF, Lau AY, et al. Tai Chi for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine: protocol of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial with mechanism exploration. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Sep 18;23(1):328. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04154-x.

Electronic Journal Article

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of article.
Abbreviated title of Journal [Internet]. Year of publication [cited YYYY Mon DD];volume
number(issue number):page numbers. DOI

Chen S, Peetroons X, Bakenecker AC, Lezcano F, Aranson IS, Sánchez S. Collective buoyancy-driven dynamics in swarming enzymatic nanomotors. Nat Commun. [Internet]. 2024 [cited 2024 Oct 30];15(1):9315. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53664-w.

When citing with PubMed, include the PMID at the end of the citation.

Example:

Ramos MF, Brassard J, Masli S. Immunology and Pathology in Ocular Drug Development. Toxicol Pathol. 2021 Apr;49(3):483-504. doi: 10.1177/0192623320978396. PMID: 33468035.

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