Surgery Open Science Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the Surgery Open Science referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Surgery Open Science

Here’s an example book citation in Surgery Open Science using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Surgery Open Science citation: And an in-text citation book citation in Surgery Open Science looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Surgery Open Science citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Surgery Open Science format?

An Surgery Open Science citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a Surgery Open Science journal citation example using placeholders: So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Surgery Open Science: