BSc in Nutritional Science

Student Handbook

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Standards for an Acceptable Paper: Reference Guide

Policy

The reference style used in Nutritional Science course is that of JAND. The journal uses

the American Medical Association style of references, with the exception of listing all

authors. You must give all the authors’ names; “et al” is not acceptable in the list of

references. Abbreviate periodical titles according to Index Medicus.

Procedure

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General Guidelines: Periodicals

Most references follow this order:

Author(s). Title of article. Journal. Year;Volume(Issue number if journal is not paginated

consecutively):Pages.

Authors’ names are written inversely with no comma between last name and initials [Smith

LR.]

If article is in a consecutively numbered journal, use volume and page numbers [87:231-238]

If periodical is not consecutively numbered, use volume, issue number, and page numbers

[91(8):23]

Include the date for periodicals which do not have issue numbers and are not numbered

consecutively [May 15, 2006;52:37-41]

Use lowercase letters for titles, with the exception of first work, proper nouns, and the first

word after a colon.

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No Author Cited

Color me professional. Sales Marketing Manag. 2004;156(5):66.

McDonald’s goes very active. Restaur Institu. 2005;115(22):13.

One Author

Girard BL. Fruits and vegetables galore: Helping kids eat more. J Nutr Educ Behav.

2005;37(4):221-221.

Duecy E. Industry can court Hispanic diners by focusing on family, flavor. Nat Restaur News.

2005;39(48):18.

Two or More Authors

Connors PL, Rozell SB. Using a visual plate waste study to monitor menu performance. J Am

Diet Assoc.

Examples of

Periodical

Citations