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Footnotes
Do not use footnotes.
In-text citations
Reference citations in the text should be numbered consecutively in superscript square brackets. Some examples:
• Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3,4] .
• This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman .
[5]
• This effect has been widely studied [1–3,7] .
Do not include citations in the Abstract.
Personal communications and unpublished works can only be used in the manuscript and are not to be placed in the References section.
Authors are advised to limit such usage to the minimum. These should be made identifiable by stating the authors, year of personal
communications or unpublished works, and the words “personal communication” or “unpublished” in parenthesis, e.g., (Smith J, 2000,
unpublished).
References
This section is compulsory and should be placed at the end of all manuscripts. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference
list. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal
communications and unpublished works should be excluded from this section.
Authors being referenced are listed with their surname or last name followed by their initials. All references should be numbered (e.g. 1, 2, 3,
and so on) and sequenced according to the order they appear as the in-text citations. References (especially journal article’s) should follow
the general pattern: author(s), followed by year of publication, title of publication, abbreviated journal name in italics, volume number, issue
number in parenthesis and lastly, page range or article ID. If the referred article has more than 3 authors, list only the first 3 authors and
abbreviate the remaining authors as italicized “et al.” (meaning "and others"). Use of DOI is highly encouraged; include DOI, if available, after
the page range or article ID. Examples of references for different types of publications are as follows:
(1) Journals
Journal article (print) with 1-3 authors:
Younger P, 2004, Using the internet to conduct a literature search. Nurs Stand, 19(6): 45–51.
Journal article (print) with more than 3 authors:
Gamelin FX, Baquet G, Berthoin S, et al., 2009, Effect of high intensity intermittent training on heart rate variability in prepubescent children. Eur
J Appl Physiol, 105(1): 731–738.
Journal article (online) with 1-3 authors:
Jackson D, Firtko A, Edenborough M, 2007, Personal resilience as a strategy for surviving and thriving in the face of workplace adversity: A
literature review. J Adv Nurs, 60(1): 1–9. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04412.x
Journal article (online) with more than 3 authors:
Hargreave M, Jensen A, Nielsen TSS, et al., 2015, Maternal use of fertility drugs and risk of cancer in children — A nationwide population-
based cohort study in Denmark. Int J Cancer, 136(8): 1931–1939. http://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.29235
(2) Books
Book with 1-3 authors:
Schneider Z, Whitehead D, Elliott D, 2007, Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence-based Practice, 3rd edn,
Elsevier Australia, Marrickville, NSW, 112–130.
Book with more than 3 authors
Davis M, Charles L, Curry MJ, et al., 2003, Challenging Spatial Norms, Routledge, London, 12–30.
Chapter or article in book
Knowles MS, (eds) 1986, Independent study, in Using Learning Contracts, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 89–96.

