Only published or accepted manuscripts should be included in the reference list. Meetings abstracts, conference talks, or papers that have been submitted but not yet accepted should not be cited. All personal communications should be supported by a letter from the relevant authors.
Author(s) must follow the latest edition of journal style in referencing.
Citations in the text
Author must ensure that each reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Kindly remember that there should be no citation in the abstract. Moreover, unpublished manuscripts or results should not be cited in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Reference List
References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
Chen X, Yang Z, Li H, Zhu S, Wang Y, Qian W. Higher risk of revision in total knee arthroplasty after high tibial osteotomy: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020;21(1):1-8.
Reference to a book:
Alfonso AR, Jevotovsky DS, Einhorn TA, Chiu ES.Osteoarthritis and stem cell therapy in humans: a systematic review. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. (Chapter 1)
Reference to a chapter in an edited book
Alfonso AR, Jevotovsky DS, Einhorn TA, Chiu ES.Osteoarthritis and stem cell therapy in humans: a systematic review. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. (Chapter 1). New York: E-Publishing Inc 281- 304.
Reference to a web source:
Robbins SP. Organizational Behaviour. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall, 2004. (Available) http://www.pearsonmiddleeastawe.com/pdfs/OB-SAMPLE.pdf