Examples of reference formatting

In the Reference section, list references numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Follow AMA style (AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition), and abbreviate names of journals according to the PubMed Journals list. The JCI strongly encourages authors to use EndNote in Microsoft Word to ensure that the format is correct. 

• Journal articles:
  • Wellen KE, Hotamisligil GS. Inflammation, stress, and diabetes. J Clin Invest. 2005;115(5):1111–1119.
  • Han CY, et al. NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species increases expression of monocyte chemotactic factor genes in cultured adipocytes. J Biol Chem. 2012;287(13):10379–10393.
• Online ahead of print: van der Hoek L. Identification of a new human coronavirus [published online October 21, 2009]. Nat Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1024.
• In press: Jacovina AT. Homocysteine inhibits neoangiogenesis in mice through blockade of annexin A2–dependent fibrinolysis. J Clin Invest. In press.
• Preprints: Baumgart J, et al. Soluble tubulin is locally enriched at mitotic centrosomes in C. elegans [preprint]. https://doi.org/10.1101/543066. Posted on bioRxiv February 6, 2019.
• Entire books: Ellis RW, Brodeur BR, eds. Bacterial Vaccines. Landes Bioscience; 2003.
• Articles in books: Jacobsen D. Practical chemistry of homocysteine and other thiols. In: Carmel R, Jacobsen D, eds. Homocysteine in Health and Disease. Cambridge University Press; 2001:9–20.
• Websites: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Asthma Risk Factors and Prevention Research. http://stemcells.nih.gov/policy/2009guidelines. Updated April 5, 2018. Accessed November 5, 2020.
• Presentations at meetings: Morales M, Zhou X. Health practices of immigrant women: indigenous knowledge in an urban environment. Paper presented at: 78th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting; November 6–10, 2015; St. Louis, Missouri, USA. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2857070.2857108. Accessed March 15, 2020.