Mini Oxford SCIMED style checklist: author-date references

Version: October 2021

This journal follows New Hart’s Rules 2nd Edition with author-date references
REFERENCE STYLE
 Reference style see New Hart’s Rules
 References are listed alphabetically by author surname.
 Journal article: Kennedy T, Jones R. Effect of obesity on esophageal transit. Am J Surg
1985;149:177–81.
 Book: Long HC, Blatt MA, Higgins MC et al. Medical Decision Making. Boston:
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997.
 Book chapter: Manners T, Jones R, Riley M. Relationship of overweight to haitus hernia and
reflux oesophagitis. In: Newman W (ed.), The Obesity Conundrum. Amsterdam: Elsevier
Science, 1997, 352–74.
 Websites: Public Health Laboratory Service. Antimicrobial Resistance in 2000: England and
Wales. http://www.hpa.org.uk./infections/topics_az/antimicrobial_resistance/amr.pdf (7
January 2004, date last accessed).
 When there are 4 or more authors, list the first author name followed by et al.
 Page spans are elided (e.g., 213-5 and 137-87, 1185-2042).
 Latin phrase ibid is discouraged
IN TEXT CITATIONS
 In-text citation: (Smith 1994)
 List multiple citations chronologically: (Smith 2015, Wong 2015, Patel 2016)
QUOTATIONS
 Quotations over 4 lines are pulled out of the text, single-spaced, and indented.
 Single quotation marks are used; Quotes within quotes use double quotation
marks.
ABBREVIATIONS
 Abbreviations are defined at first mention in both the abstract and the text.
 Units of measure are shortened (e.g. km)
 In running text, spell out US states. In addresses, two-letter abbreviations should
be used.
SPELLING
Oxford English Dictionary, https://www.oed.com/, UK spelling, -ize
PUNCTUATION
 Oxford/serial comma is required.
 No comma after i.e. and e.g.; used within parentheses.
 “e.g.” not “eg.”
NUMBERS AND DATES
 Spell out numbers less than 10, use numerals for 10 and above.
 Thousand separator is a thin space for 10 000 and above.
 Dates are given in the format: day month year, 23 July 2019