References
References must be formatted according to the following styles. You can also download the journal’s style file and edit your references using EndNote.
References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). Identify references in text, tables, and figures in superscript format. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure.
Avoid using abstracts as references. Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations” with written permission from the source. Avoid citing a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information not available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text. For reference types not illustrated below (e.g., books, reports, dissertations), please refer to the ICMJE Guidelines / NLM Citing Medicine.
Correct Reference’s Format in SJMS
(Formerly published as International Journal of Health Studies - IJHS)
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Names (The blue part)
The author’s name should be mentioned in the first part. Mention the first 6 authors and use et al. for others (if there are more than 6, list up to 6 and add et al.; if 6 or fewer, list all). Start with the family name and enter the first letter of the name in capital without periods between initials. Use a dot at the end of the names list.
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Article’s Title (The green part)
The second part is the article’s title that should start with a capital letter. Use a dot at the end of the title.
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Journal’s Name (The purple part)
The third part is the journal’s name that should start with capital letters. Do not use a dot at the end of the journal’s name.
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Date, Volume, page (The yellow part)
Enter the date (year), volume, and page numbers according to the Example row at this stage (format:
Year;Volume:Page-Page). Use a dot at the end of this part. -
DOI (The grey part)
Enter the DOI according to the Example row at this stage (format:
doi:10.xxxx/...).
Example
- Carroll A, Houghton S, Wood R, Unsworth K, Hattie J, Gordon L, et al. Self-efficacy and academic achievement in Australian high school students: The mediating effects of academic aspirations and delinquency. Journal of Adolescence 2009;32:797-817. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.10.009
