Formatting references
Learning objectives
By the end of this part of the module, you will be able to:
change the format of references using EndNote.
Changing reference formats
Using the paper that you have already formatted, we will change the style to a numbered style. This situation could arise if you decided to submit an article to a different journal.
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What is a "numbered style"? In a numbered style, references are indicated by a number in the text. The number is often printed as a superscript. At the end of the paper, the references are given in full and arranged by the numbers which they have been assigned. Do not confuse a numbered style with a footnote (or endnote) style. With a footnote/endnote style, it is the footnotes/endnotes which are numbered. The references are then inserted into the footnotes/endnotes, along with other text. |
If you have closed the document, open it again and then follow these steps:
- Select Nature from the pull-down Style menu in the Bibliography section of the EndNote X2 ribbon.
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Figure 23: Word's EndNote Style Menu
Click on the OK button, and EndNote will reformat your document with the new style. It should now look something like Figure 24.
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Recent Developments in Personal Bibliographic Software: a Critical Review Since the 1980s, there have been a variety of software products on the market which can be classified under the general heading of Personal Bibliographic Software 1. All of these products perform the same two basic functions: they allow the user to maintain a database of bibliographic references and they permit the generation of a bibliography containing some or all of those references 2. Substantial developments have taken place in the functionality of personal bibliographic software. Today it is not difficult to find a product that can automatically import references from a CD-ROM or web database and format both in-text citations and a list of references in a wide variety of styles 3,4. References 1. Budd, D. A. Aragonite-to-calcite transformation during fresh-water
diagenesis of carbonates - Insights from bore-water chemistry. Geological
Society Of America Bulletin 100, 1260 (1988). |
Figure 24: Manuscript with References in Nature Style
You are now ready to proceed to the next part of the module: Deleting and editing citations.