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Reference List General Notes

  • Authors - Authors last name followed by initials without periods. List up to 6 authors. If there are more than 6 authors, list the first 3 followed by "et al."
  • Journals - Journal abbreviations can be found in the National Library of Medicine catalog. One word titles are not abbreviated
  • List references in numerical order as they appear in the paper; NOT in alphabetical order
  • Do not indent citation as with other styles

Books

Book with an Author: 

Last name AA. Title of Work. Publisher; date.

Mash EJ, Barkley RA. Treatment of Childhood Disorders. Guilford Press; 2006.

Williams C, Wragg C. Data Analysis and Research for Sport and Exercise Science: A Student Guide. Taylor & Francis Group; 2003. Accessed September 23, 2024. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucok-ebooks/detail.action?docID=200175.

Book with an Editor and edition:  

Last name AA, editor. Title of Work. edition. Publisher; date.

Mash EJ, Armitage JO, eds. Rethinking Global Health: A Fresh Perspective. 4th ed. Routledge; 2019. 

Book chapter:

Haybron DM. Philosophy and the science of subjective well-being. In: Eid, MJ, Larsen, RJ, eds. The Science of Wellbeing. Springer; 2016:17–43.

Weinstock R, Leong GB, Silva JA. Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. In: Rosner, R, ed. Principles and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry. 2nd ed. CRC Press; 2003. Accessed July 12, 2024. https://www.ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucokebooks/detail.action?docID=5122223.

Government Document:

National Institute of Mental Health. Clinical training in serious mental illness. DHHS publication; no (ADM) 90-1679. The Institute; 1990.  

Journal Article

Last name AA. Title of article. Abbreviated Journal Title. Year;volume(Issue#):PP-PP. doi:10.1023....

Herbst-Damm KL, Kulik JA. Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Nat Med. 2005; 24(1):225-235. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.225.

Website

Author(s) (or name of group responsible for the site). Title of page. Name of Website. Year. Date updated. Date Accessed. URL.

Kingston J. Smelling salts: Use in sports. Smellingsalts.org. Updated December 12, 2013. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://smellingsalts.org/smelling-salts-sports/