Model-wise bibliographic style files
This is a quick reference guide which helps authors to choose the appropriate template and bibliography stylefile (.bst) according to the journal specific instruction for preparing their manuscript. This guide contains the following points:
- Name of reference model
- Citation format of each model
- Name of the template to be used
- Name of the bibliography style file to be used
- Examples for setting the reference of three major categories of publications
What the authors need to do is to understand about the citation and reference patterns of their journal from Elsevier's author instruction page and choose the appropriate template and .bst file from the following.
Model 1 - Numbered
- Citation
"... as demonstrated [1,2]. Mettam and Adams [3] obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model1-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-1-num.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51–59.
- Reference to a book:
[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281–304.
Model 1a - Numbered
- Citation
"... as demonstrated [1,2]. Mettam and Adams [3] obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model1a-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-1a-num.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51–59.
- Reference to a book:
[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing, Inc., New York, 1994, pp. 281–304.
Model 1b - Numbered
- Citation
"... as demonstrated [1,2]. Mettam and Adams [3] obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model1b-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-1b-num.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51–59.
- Reference to a book:
[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281–304.
Model 1c - Numbered
- Citation
"... as demonstrated [1,2]. Mettam and Adams [3] obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model1c-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-1c-num.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51–59.
- Reference to a book:
[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281–304.
Model 2 - Name & year
- Citation
"... as demonstrated (Van der Geer, 2000). Mettam and Adams (1999) obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model2-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-2-harv.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2000. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51–59.
- Reference to a book:
Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. Macmillan, New York.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B. , 1999. How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: Jones, B.S., Smith, R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age. E- Publishing Inc., New York, pp. 281–304.
Model 3 - Numbered
- Citation
"... as demonstrated [1,2]. Mettam and Adams [3] obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model3-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-3-num.tex
- Note
numcompress.styshould also be loaded withnodotsoption remove shorten the lastpage and remove dots from firstname. This package has already been loaded in the above template.
- Reference to a journal publication:
[1] Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2000;163:51–9.
- Reference to a book:
[2] Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan; 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, editors. Introduction to the electronic age. New York: E- Publishing Inc; 1999, p. 281–304.
Model 3a - Numbered
- Citation
"... as demonstrated^1,2. Mettam and Adams^3 obtained a different result ..." (indicate reference numbers by superscripts)
- Bib style file
- model3a-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-3a-num.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
1. Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2000;163:51–9.
- Reference to a book:
2. Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan; 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
3. Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, editors. Introduction to the electronic age. New York: E- Publishing Inc; 1999, p. 281–304.
Model 4 - Name & year
- Citation
"... as demonstrated (Van der Geer, 2000). Mettam and Adams (1999) obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model4-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-4-harv.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2000;163:51–9.
- Reference to a book:
Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, editors. Introduction to the electronic age. New York: E-Publishing Inc.; 1994. p. 281–304.
Model 5 - Name & year
- Citation
"... as demonstrated (Van der Geer, 2000). Mettam & Adams (1999) obtained a different result ..."
- Bib style file
- model5-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-5-harv.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51–59.
- Reference to a book:
Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style. (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan, (Chapter 4).
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281–304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.
Model 6 - Numbered
- Citation
``... as demonstrated.^1,2. Mettam and Adams^3 obtained a different result ... (indicate reference numbers by superscripts)
- Bib style file
- model6-num-names.bst
- Template
- elsarticle-template-6-num.tex
- Reference to a journal publication:
1. Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun. 2000;163:51–59.
- Reference to a book:
2. Strunk W Jr, White EB. The Elements of Style. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Macmillan; 1979.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
3. Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS, Smith RZ, eds. Introduction to the Electronic Age. New York, NY: E- Publishing Inc; 1999:281–304.