Examples of Reference Styles for Citing Sources
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
Below are several examples to use as models for citing references. The
National Library of Medicine provides a
complete list of examples. For more information about this format, see the
International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors Home Page.
Books
Entire book - Print version
Fadiman A. The spirit catches you and you fall down: A Hmong child, her
American doctors, and the collision of two cultures. New York: The Noonday
Press; 1998.
Entire book - Electronic Version
Cassell EJ. Nature of suffering and the goals of medicine [monograph on
the Internet]. New York: Oxford University Press; 1994 [cited 2006 Jan
31]. Available from: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/uic/.
Chapter in book - Print Version
Duffy J. History of public health and sanitation in the west since 1700.
In: Kiple KF, editor. The Cambridge world history of human disease. New
York: Cambridge University Press; 1993. p. 200-206.
Chapter in book - Electronic Version
Heimburger DC. Nutrition's interface with health and disease. In:
Goldman L, Ausiello D, editors. Cecil Textbook of Medicine [monograph on
the Internet]. 22nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2004 [cited 2006 Feb 1].
Available from: http://home.mdconsult.com/.
Articles
Journal Article - Print Version
Bailey B. Prescribing the pill: Politics, culture, and the sexual
revolution in America's heartland. Journal of Social History.
1997;30(4):827-56.
Journal Article - Electronic Version
Gabriel Z, Bowling A. Quality of life from the perspectives of older
people. Ageing & Society. 2004 Sept [cited 2006 Feb 1];24(5):675-91.
Available from: http://firstsearch.oclc.org/.
Web sites
The National Academies: advisers to the nation on science, engineering,
and medicine [homepage on the Internet]. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy of Sciences; c2006 [cited Feb 1]. Available from:
http://www.national-academies.org/
Web-Based System for Formatting References
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your
own personal database by importing references from text files or exporting directly from
online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format
the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
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