Referencing a publication
In order to refer to a publication it should be named in a way that makes it easy to locate and search for the file. For example you can use the file names to reference papers in manuscripts.
Format
- FirstAuthor
- (Year of publication)
- _ (underscore sign)
- Journal (official abbreviation)
for official abbreviations of each journal search on these website: (Jabref, NCBI)
optional (if someone published more than one paper in a journal in a year)
- issue number
- first page
Example
- Blankenship(2009)_PlantPhysiol
If this scheme is not enough to identify a publication the issue and first page number can also be included:
Example
- Blankenship(2009)_PlantPhysiol_11_111
Examples for other type of works
- Book: Blankenship(2006)_MolecularMechanismsOfPhotosynthesis
- Dissertation: Hohmann-Marriott(2005)_DissertationArizonaState
- Master’s Thesis Hohmann-Marriott(1998)_MasterWuerzburg
Benchling publication data base
When you identified a good paper, please consider putting this paper on the Benchling website. Each “Benchling Project” should have a page for articles.
This is an example for an entry:
BigCheese(2017)_Science
DOI: 10.1126/science.aal3655
Phylogeny of bacteria, iron uptake