Most of the examples below are from the "Author Instructions" on the American Journal of Botany Web site, reproduced here with permission. The American Journal of Botany utilizes a modified version of the citation style recommended by the Council of Science Editors (formerly, the Council of Biology Editors), which in turn, follows the recommendations by the National Library of Medicine. When an example was not provided by the American Journal of Botany, we followed recommendations by the Council of Science Editors or the National Library of Medicine.
Sally Carroll-Ricks, MLS, MM, AHIP, Assist. Prof., Library in collaboration with Alan Lievens, PhD, Associate Prof. of Biology, November 17, 2008 Texas Lutheran University
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Helm, M., M. Schmid, G. Hierl, K. Terneus, L. Tan, F. Lottspeich, M. J. Kieliszewski, and C. Gietl. 2008. KDEL-tailed cysteine endopeptidases involved in programmed cell death, intercalation of new cells and dismantling of extension scaffolds. American Journal of Botany 95: in press.
In Text:
Helm et al. (2008) or (Helm et al., 2008)
In Literature Cited:
Kizaki, K., and I. Oshiro. 1977. Paleogeography of the Rytkyu [sic] Islands. Marine Science Monthly 9: 543-547 (in Japanese with English abstract).
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Kizaki and Oshiro (1977) or (Kizaki and Oshiro, 1977)
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Turner, B. L., and R. M. King. 1977. Chromosome numbers in the Compositae. VIII. Mexican and Central American species. Southwestern Naturalist 9: 27-39.
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Turner and King (1977) or (Turner and King, 1977).
Gratz, N. G. 1999. Emerging and resurging vector-borne diseases [online]. Annual Review of Entomology 44: 51-75. Web site http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.51 [accessed 26 August 2008]
In Text:
Gratz (1999) or (Gratz, 1999)
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Hall, J. D., R. M. McCourt, and C. F. Delwiche. 2008. Patterns of cell division in the filamentous Desmidiaceae, close green algal relatives of land plants [online]. American Journal of Botany 95: 643-654. Web site http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/6/643 doi:10.3732/ajb.2007210 [pre-print accessed 15 July 2008]
Al-Talar, A., S. Jaffar, A. Assabri, M. Al-Habori, A. Azazy, A. Al-Gabri, M. Al-Ganadi, B. Attal, and C. J. M. Whitty. 2008. Who develops severe malaria? Impact of access to healthcare, socio-economic and environmental factors on children in Yemen: a case-control study [online]. Tropical Medicine & International Health 13(6): 762-770. Available from Academic Search Complete at Web site http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=32000374&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site [accessed 26 August 2008]
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Al-Talar et al. (2008) or (Al-Talar et al., 2008)
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Duncan, S. R., S. Scott, and C. J. Duncan. 1993. An hypothesis for the periodicity of smallpox epidemics as revealed by time series analysis [online]. Journal of Theoretical Biology 160(2): 231-248. Available from ScienceDirect at Web site http://www.sciencedirect.com [accessed 26 August 2008]
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Duncan et al. (1993) or (Duncan et al., 1993) Back to top
E-book
In Literature Cited:
Bollet, A. J. 2004. Plagues & poxes: The impact of human history on epidemic disease, 2nd ed. [online]. Demos Medical, New York, New York, USA. Available from netLibrary at Web site http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=122086 [accessed 26 August 2008]
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Bollet (2004) or (Bollet, 2004)
In Literature Cited:
Patrias, K. 2007. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers, 2nd ed. [online]. Ed. by D. L. Wendling. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Web site http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine [accessed 26 August 2008]
World Health Organization. 2008. Global tuberculosis database [as of March 17, 2008]: Data summary [for United States]. Web site http://www.who.int/globalatlas/dataQuery/default.asp [accessed 26 August 2008]
In Text:
World Health Organization (2008) or (World Health Organization, 2008)
UNAIDS/WHO. 2008. Epidemiological fact sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiology and response.WHO/Second Generation Surveillance on HIV/AIDS, Contract No. SANTE/2004/089-735. Web site http://www.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/full/EFS2008_US.pdf[accessed 26 August 2008]
Kaiser Family Foundation, GlobalHealthFacts.org. 2008. United States of America: Highlights. Web site http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/country.jsp?c=223 [accessed 26 August 2008]
Stand up for your children [poster] [date of poster unknown]. 2001 . In Reaching out. Population Reports [online] 29(3): [no page numbers]. Available from Science & Technology Collection at Web site http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=syh&AN=6093280&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site [accessed 26 August 2008]
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Stand up for your children (date unknown) or (Stand up for your children, date unknown)
Stand up for your children: Discuss HIV/AIDS within your family [poster]. 1997. Produced by Kenya Ministry of Health, Jisimamie, Belgian Administration for Development Co-operation, and NASCOP. Nairobi, Kenya, Kenya Ministry of Health, Child Survival Campaign. 1 poster: color, 42 x 60 cm. Web site http://www.m-mc.org/mmc_search.php?sp=&ref_crmb=Resources&ref_id=resources&step=results&view=detail&detail_id=PO_KEN_97&adv=mat [accessed 26 August 2008]
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Stand up for your children (1997) or (Stand up for your children, 1997)
Johnson, L. F., R. E. Dorrington, and A. P. Matthews. 2007. An investigation into the extent of uncertainty surrounding estimates of the impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 103(3/4): 135-140. Figure 1, Levels of HIV prevalence observed and modeled in pregnant women; p. 137. Available from Science & Technology Collection at Web site http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=syh&AN=26290993&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site [accessed 26 August 2008]
Actor, J. 2008. Lactoferrrin adjuvant enhances the BCG vaccine to protect against virulent tuberculosis. Paper presented at: Texas Lutheran University, Moody Science Seminar; Seguin, Texas, USA.
Hook, E. W., and R. L. Guerrant. 1977. Salmonella infections. In G. W. Thorn, R. D. Adams, E. Braunwald, K. J. Isselbacher, and R. G. Petersdorf [eds.], Harrison's principles of internal medicine, 839-844, 8th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, New York, USA.
In Text:
Hook and Guerrant (1977) or (Hook and Guerrant, 1977)
