Hey,
currently I am writing an article using the Nature citation style. However, I have a question on how to cite the same book multiple times (e.g. different chapters/pages of it).
I contacted their author support, but did not receive a reply.
Can I use the same superscript for different page numbers (corresponding to different references in the book) for in-text citations and use one reference to the book in the bibliography? This would complicate giving page numbers. Or does each citation (and thus page number) require an own superscript/entry in the bibliography? This in turn would unfortunately lead to a (in my opinion) unnecessarily long reference list. Apparently, giving page numbers is not required for the Nature citation style, but (for an unknown article), I find it cumbersome to read an entire book just for the sake of finding a potentially small piece of information that has been referred to.
I'm curious how you solved this issue.
Kind regards
Philipp
It is important to cite the original source when using an idea, quotation, data, image, etc. that is not your own. Failing to cite your sources constitutes plagiarism. The Council of Science Editors (CSE) style is a standard citation style used across many disciplines in the physical and life sciences. The CSE style encompasses three distinct systems: • Name-Year: In-text citations appear in brackets, and consist of the author(s) last name, as well as the document’s year of publication (e.g. Smith 2008). The end reference list appears in alphabetical order by author last name. • Citation-Sequence: A superscript number (e.g. 1 ) is assigned to a document the first time it appears in the text, and the same number is used whenever that work is cited. The references in the reference list are listed numerically in the order in which they first appeared in the text. • Citation-Name: All references in the reference list are organized alphabetically by author last name, and assigned a number according to their order in the list. This number is then inserted in the text in superscript font (e.g. 1 ) wherever the work is cited.
Philipp Selenschik My suggestion would be to give each citation sequential numbers in superscript (with page numbers) its own superscript/entry. A reader could then find exactly what they need for any given citation. I would include the page numbers in my personal draft.
The journal may revise that format, but you would have the data complete for your records. The journal may also use a short form for the book in the citation and a full form for the actual book as a separate entry to reduce the length of the reference list. I would err on the side of completeness in my submissions and deal with the length and number of the references as required by the journal editing after selection for publication. (Just my opinion).
Cheers,
Leo
Just cite the book chapter, according to your chosen style. Or just the book :)
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