Research Guides: *HEALTH & WELLNESS RESEARCH*: Citing

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Type in the full name of the journal (EX: "Journal of the American Medical Association") to view the journal abbreviation. One word journal titles are not abbreviated.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

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Author(s) Last Name and First Initial (if provided). Title of the article. Journal Title. Date of Publication;Volume number(issues number):Page numbers. URL or doi:

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

2. Winham DM, Armstrong Florian RL, Thompson SV. Low-income US women under-informed of the specific health benefits of consuming beans. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):1-12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147592

3. Peyman N, Najafi F, Yousefi R, Mirzaei E, Ramezani H, Sedghi F. Assessment of nutritional literacy and related factor in women referring to urban primary health care centers in northeastern Iran. Journal of Health Literacy. 2025;10(3):81-94. doi:10.22038/jhl.2025.84909.1685

REFERENCE (SEVEN OR MORE AUTHORS)

4. D'Adamo C, McArdle P, Berman B, et al. Spice MyPlate: nutrition education focusing upon spices and herbs improved diet quality and attitudes among urban high school students. Am. J. Health Promot. 2016;30(5):346-356. http://ezproxy.nwmissouri.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

Type in the full name of the journal (EX: "Journal of the American Medical Association") to view the journal abbreviation. One word journal titles are not abbreviated.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS) color coded example

Author(s) Last Name and First Initial (if provided). Title of the article. Journal Title. Date of Publication;Volume number(issues number):Page numbers.

REFERENCE (SEVEN OR MORE AUTHORS)

3. Geller AC, Venna S, Prout M, et al. Should the skin cancer examination be taught in medical school? Arch Dermatol. 2002;138(9):1201-1203.

REFERENCE (NO AUTHORS OR GROUP AUTHOR)

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Licensure of a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menveo) and guidance for use--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59(9):273.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

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Author(s) Last Lame and First and Middle initials. Title of Book. Edition (if not 1st ed). Place of Publication: Name of Publisher; Year of Copyright.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

2. Jacoby RP, Baldelomar R. Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health. HarperWave; 2015.

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Chapter Author(s) Last Lame, First initial. Title of chapter. In: Editor, First Initial. Title of Book. Publisher. Date: Chapter page numbers.

2. Markey H. Food composition. In: Edelstein S, ed. Food Science: An Ecological Approach. 2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2019:133-182.

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REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

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Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle initials. Title of Book: Subtitle. Publisher; Year of Copyright. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL.

REFERENCE (ONE EDITOR)

Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle initials, ed. Title of Book: Subtitle. Publisher; Year of Copyright. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL.

REFERENCE (TWO EDITORS)

2. Fatemi SH, Clayton PJ, eds. The Medical Basis of Psychiatry. 3rd ed. Humana Press; 2008. Accessed September 30, 2025. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9781597452526.

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