For additional assistance with citation styles, consult your professor or the research help service at the Mount Library.
You can reach the Library by email: library@msvu.ca. Please note: The Library will help you as much as possible but they may also refer you back to your professor.
|
Template: Print |
AuthorLastname, FI. Article title: subtitle. Abbr J Title. Year;Vol:page-page. |
|
Article: Print |
Brown L, Edwards J, Hartwell H. A taste of the unfamiliar: understanding the meanings attached to food by international postgraduate students in England. Appetite. 2010;54:202-7. |
|
Template: Electronic Electronic without DOI |
AuthorLastname, FI. Article title: subtitle. Abbr J Title. Year;Vol:page-page. doi: xxxx.xxx.xx.xx.
AuthorLastname, FI. Article title: subtitle. Abbr J Title. Year [cited date];Vol:page-page. Available from: url. |
| DOI vs Web site | If an article has a DOI number include it (with doi in lower case) at the end of the citation followed by a period. If there is no DOI and the article is available from a specific URL, instead include the [cited date] after the publication year, and include at the end of the citation: Available from: URL. See both versions below. |
|
Article: Electronic |
Olstad DL, Lieffers JR, Raine K, McCargar LJ. Implementing the Alberta nutrition guidelines for children and youth: In a recreational facility. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2011;72(4):E212-177. doi: 10.3148/72.4.2011.e212. |
|
Article: Electronic |
Shatenstein B, Kergoat M, Reid I, Chicoine ME. Dietary intervention in older adults with early-stage Alzheimer dementia: early lessons learned. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008 [cited 2016 Aug 12];12(7):461-9. Available from: http://springer.com/ |
|
Template: Organization Author Personal and Organization Author |
Organization. Article title: subtitle. Abbr J Title. Year;Vol:page-page. Note: Multiple organizations are seperated by semi-colons, while personal authors are sperated by commas. AuthorOne FI, AuthorTwo FI; Organization; Organization Two; Title of article. Abbr J Title. Year;Vol:page-page. |
|
Article: |
Health Canada; Canadian Paediatric Society; Dietitians of Canada; Breastfeeding Committee for Canada. Nutrition for healthy term infants: recommendations from birth to six months. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2012;73(4):204. doi: 10.3148/73.4.2012.204. |
|
Article: |
Futcher RK; Canadian Cancer Society. When patients have cancer: the Canadian Cancer Society is there to help. Can Fam Physician. 2001 Mar;47:570-571. |
|
Template: Article: 1-6 Authors Article: |
AuthorLastname FI. Article title: subtitle. Abbr J Title. Year [cited Date];Vol:page-page. Available from: url. AuthorOne AA, AuthorTwo BB, AuthorThree CC, AuthorFour DD, AuthorFive EE, AuthorSix FF, et al. Article title: subtitle. Abbr J Title. Year [cited Date];Vol:page-page. Available from url. |
|
Article: |
21st century heart solution may have a sting in the tail. BMJ [Internet]. 2002;325(7357):184-185. doi: 10.1136/bmj/a.7357. |
| Article: 1 author |
Medveczky T. Lessons about food anaphylaxis. Clin Med. 2014;14(6):601-603. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-6-601. |
|
Article: List all authors when there are six or fewer. |
Olstad DL, Lieffers JR, Raine K, McCargar LJ. Implementing the Alberta nutrition guidelines for children and youth: In a recreational facility. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2011;72(4):E212-177. doi: 10.3148/72.4.2011.e212. |
|
Article: |
Tagliaferri C, Davicco M, Lebecque P, Georgé S, Amiot M, Mercier S, et al. Olive oil and vitamin D synergistically prevent bone loss in mice. PLoS ONE. 2014 [cited 2014 Dec 17] 12;9(12):1-19. Available from: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0115817. |
|
Journal with Continuous Pagination (Page numbers increase with each issue) |
Manos SH, Cui Y, MacDonald NN, Parker L, Dummer TJ. Youth health care utilization in Nova Scotia: what is the role of age, sex and socio-economic status? Can J Public Health. 2014;105:e431-7. |
|
Journal with Non-Continuous Pagination (Each issue begins with page 1) |
Tagliaferri C, Davicco M, Lebecque P, Georgé S, Amiot M, Mercier S, et al. Olive oil and vitamin D synergistically prevent bone loss in mice. PLoS ONE. 2014 [cited 2014 Dec 17] 12;9(12):1-19. Available from:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=100187636&site=ehost-live&scope=site. |
Continuous Pagination vs. Non-Continuous Pagination
There are two ways to number the pages of a journal:
Continuous pagination: each issue in a volume continues numbering the pages from the previous issue.
Non-continuous pagination: each issue in a volume restarts numbering the pages from page 1
