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Formatting the Reference List
As an example, the reference style should appear as follows:
1. Smith ML, Jones JG. Hybridization of radioactive DNA to the DNA of cytological preparations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1929;64:500-4.
Label the reference section with the title References with NO additional punctuation. This References title is how the system recognizes the reference section and extracts the text for linking to Medline.
Number references in the order of their appearance in the text and list them in numerical order in the section titled "References" placed after the text and any acknowledgements.
Do NOT alphabetize.
Do NOT use italic or boldface type in the reference citations.
Do NOT use the Microsoft Word numbering tool. Number each reference manually with the numeral, a period and a space. Example:
1.
2.
Year, volume, and page numbers should be listed (delete redundant numbers, for example 1234-1235 should be1234-5).
Do NOT include months in parentheses, i.e., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1929;64 (3) :500-4
Use inclusive page numbers for articles and book chapters.
Indicate if one-page articles are abstracts, letters, or editorials, after the title but before the abbreviated journal name and page number (See # 3 under ‘examples of reference format’ below).
For articles with more than seven authors list the first six and then type et al. For seven or fewer authors, list them all.
Abbreviate journal names as indicated at PubMed. This is necessary for electronic linking of citations to PubMed. For the correct journal abbreviations go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/linkout/journals/jourlists.cgi?typeid=1&type=journals&show=ALL&operation=Show
After you submit the manuscript, you will be given an opportunity to see the linking of references to PubMed. References that fail to link usually have an error in the punctuation or an error in the abbreviated journal name.
Please repair those errors in your manuscript, as errors that prevent linking are annoying to your first readers: the editors and reviewers. Examples of reference format are as follows:
Journals
Books and monographs (except serial volumes, which are treated as journals)
Internet sources should include the author (if any), the title of the site, the URL (web address), and the date accessed.
Publish-Ahead of Print should include the author, the title of the paper, the DOI number or the URL (web address), and the date accessed.
In Press References
In press references cited in the references list must be accompanied by a copy of the cited manuscript and a letter of acceptance, or a complete author proof from the publisher.
These resources should be uploaded as Supplemental Data along with the manuscript and other print materials. This is important as these materials are needed for the peer review process.
If they are not received, the manuscript will be returned to the author until these materials can be obtained. In press reference materials are required before the review process can proceed.
Include citations of unpublished abstract books, manuscripts in preparation, personal communications, and manufacturers' information in the text, not in the reference section.
Provide written permission for any personal communication. These materials should be uploaded as Supplemental Data on the ‘Supplemental File Upload’ page.
Extra figures and tables to appear online only can also be uploaded here. Brevity is an important factor in print journals and using online Supplemental Data is a good way to include more data.
Reference to Unpublished Work
Authors citing in-press papers of which they are not authors, personal communications, or other unpublished work related to the manuscript must submit with their manuscript a letter from the individuals concerned, confirming the work and giving permission for the citation.
If any of the authors’ unpublished manuscripts submitted to other journals are cited in the manuscript submitted to Clinical Chemistry or may be critical to its evaluation, a copy of each unpublished manuscript must be included with the original submission as Supplemental Data.
Personal communications, unpublished work, and manuscripts that have not been accepted must be cited parenthetically in the text and not as numbered references.
Reference Linking
The on-line submission and reviewing system uses a reference linking tool for displaying references in hyperlinked HTML format as an aid for reviewers and editors, who can simply click on the link to view the reference.
This linking also provides a check on the format and accuracy of reference citations.
Correct linking of references depends on strict adherence to Journal style.
The system will NOT be able to extract references from PDFs uploaded as a manuscript source file. If you are submitting a PDF and your references HTML page is completely or partially blank, then we suggest you upload your original word-processing document and have our system generate the PDF.
The linked HTML reference list is provided as a resource for the reviewers and editors of your paper, but, like the cover letter, will not be published should your manuscript be accepted.
Proofing the Reference List
One of the features of the online system links references to Medline and the references appear linked in the HTML References field. As this is a valuable tool for both editors and reviewers, you will need to correct your Reference section so that most of the listings link to PubMed.
When proofing your manuscript prior to final submittal, please make sure the references appear correctly in the references field in the Manuscript Conversion section of the Submission Approval page.
Please make the necessary corrections to your manuscript file and re-upload the file by clicking on the ‘Reupload your Manuscript’ button on the ‘Submission Approval’ page.
Your paper will go through the conversion process again and then you can view the HTML references section again before approving it.
You can repeat this process as many times as you like until you are satisfied your submission is the way you wish it to be.
Note: All parts of the manuscript must be checked off and approved on the system before the paper will be sent to our office. Until you approve the manuscript and receive the final confirmation email, the Clinical Chemistry editorial office has not received your manuscript.
When manuscripts are at ‘ready to proof’ stage, this means that you can edit the manuscript and make any changes by re-uploading various parts of your submission.
Please understand that once an item is uploaded, it is converted into HTML language and cannot be edited online. The only way you can change something is by making changes to the original document and re-uploading the manuscript and images and allowing them to go through the conversion process again--replacing what was there before. You can do this conversion as many times as needed. Please take the extra time to make sure the manuscript is properly entered using Journal style.
Note: All parts of the manuscript must be checked off and approved on the system before the paper will be sent to our office. Until you approve the manuscript and receive the final confirmation email, the Clinical Chemistry editorial office has not received your manuscript.
In the case that your references are not hyperlinked to their respective papers, please be sure that your reference format follows the format dictated by our Manuscript Preparation pages. Books and more obscure references will not be hyperlinked. DOI numbers and access dates of websites are acceptable.
References cannot be edited directly in the manuscript; any changes must be made by re-uploading your corrected manuscript file during the proofing stage. They can, however, be edited slightly in the HTML field, although this will not correct the references in your manuscript.
You may insert an HTML break ( <P> ) after citations that you do not think will be linked because they do not exist in Medline or in a journal hosted by HighWire Press; for example, citations for books, papers in press, personal communications, etc.
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