Biblioscape can format your manuscript to generate in-text citations and an end-of-document bibliography based on the output style you select. These styles will automatically do the font changes, use the correct name format, sequence numbers, etc. so you don't have to do these changes yourself one by one. Biblioscape provides a large number of commonly used styles during installation. With a built-in style editor, you can create new styles if necessary. If you have difficulty creating a new output style, please contact support@biblioscape.com for help.
Style manual
A style manual is a set of guidelines about how to format footnotes and bibliographies for a paper, or how to edit a paper or manuscript. Style manuals can be general in scope or dedicated to a particular subject area. When you write a term paper, a thesis, or a scholarly article for publication, it is incumbent upon you to use the citation style appropriate for your audience - teacher or publisher. Below you will find a list of commonly used style manuals.
| • | APA (American Psychological Association) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 5th Ed. |
| • | Chicago (University of Chicago) Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. |
| • | Turabian (University of Chicago) A Manual for Writers, 6th ed. |
| • | MLA (Modern Language Association) MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. |
| • | ACS (American Chemical Society) The ACS Style Guide, 2nd ed. |
| • | CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Scientific Style and Format, 6th ed. |
Biblioscape styles
Biblioscape uses format filters called "output styles" to implement a style manual's specification regarding citations and the bibliography. Biblioscape comes with output styles for all major style manuals, as well as 1,000 plus styles for major research journals. The Biblioscape style editor allows users to edit or add new output styles, so you are not limited by the output styles provided with Biblioscape. Bibliographic styles are rules for the preparation of a manuscript. For bibliographic software like Biblioscape, it only concerns one aspect of bibliographic style, which is how to format in-text citations and bibliographies.
In-text citation vs. footnote
There are two ways to cite a reference: using notes including footnotes or endnotes, or using in-text citations like author-date or numbers. The notes style is preferred by researchers in the fields of arts and humanities. The format used for in-text citations varies widely. The two most popular forms are the author-date system and the number system. Biblioscape can handle both cases well. In the case of in-text citations, you insert Biblioscape temporary citations to the main text as you write. Once formatted, the temporary citations will be turned into author-date or numbers depending on which style is used. You can use a word processor to create an footnote or endnote. Then, insert a Biblioscape temporary citation to the newly created footnote or endnote. Once formatted, the temporary citations will be converted into formatted footnotes or endnotes. A bibliography list will be generated at the end of document as well.
1. In-text citation
Author-date: Use “Author-Year” for in-text citations and sort references in the bibliography alphabetically by author name. For example:
Before formatting:
Temporary Citations: …Boronic acid analogs have been synthesized as transition state analogs for acyl transfer reactions, and inhibitors of dihydoorotase [Kinder 1990 #49].
After formatting:
In-Text Citation: …Boronic acid analogs have been synthesized as transition state analogs for acyl transfer reactions, and inhibitors of dihydoorotase (Kinder 1990).
Reference List: Kinder, D. H.; Frank, S. F.; Ames, M. M. Analogues of Carbamyl Aspartate as Inhibitors of Dihydroorotases: Preparation of Boronic Acid Transition State Analogues and a Zinc Chelator. J. Med. Chem. 1990, 33, 819-823
Number: Use number for in-text citations, and sort references in the bibliography by order of appearance. For example:
Before formatting:
Temporary Citations: …Boronic acid analogs have been synthesized as transition state analogs for acyl transfer reactions, and inhibitors of dihydoorotase [Kinder 1990 #49].
After formatting:
In-Text Citation: …Boronic acid analogs have been synthesized as transition state analogs for acyl transfer reactions, and inhibitors of dihydoorotase (1).
Reference List: (1) Kinder, D. H.; Frank, S. F.; Ames, M. M. Analogues of Carbamyl Aspartate as Inhibitors of Dihydroorotases: Preparation of Boronic Acid Transition State Analogues and a Zinc Chelator. J. Med. Chem. 1990, 33, 819-823
2. Footnote or endnote
The footnote style displays a number in the main text; the detailed information of the cited reference is displayed at the bottom of the same page. For the endnote style, the detailed information of the cited reference is shown at the end of the document. Footnotes and endnotes are handled by your word processor. You only need to insert Biblioscape temporary citations into the footnote or endnote. All Biblioscape styles that support footnotes or endnotes start with "*". For example: *MLA (notes)
Before formatting:
Main text: …Boronic acid analogs have been synthesized as transition state analogs for acyl transfer reactions, and inhibitors of dihydoorotase1.
Footnote: 1 [Yamamoto 1990 #49]
After formatting:
Main text: …Boronic acid analogs have been synthesized as transition state analogs for acyl transfer reactions, and inhibitors of dihydoorotase1.
Footnote: 1 Y. Yamamoto, T. Seko, F. Rong and H. Nemoto, "Boron-10 Carriers for NCT. A New Synthetic Method Via Condensation with Aldehydes having boronic Moiety," Tetrahedron Lett. 30. 51 (1990).
Bibliography: Yamamoto, Y., et al. . "Boron-10 Carriers for Nct. A New Synthetic Method Via Condensation With Aldehydes Having Boronic Moiety." Tetrahedron Lett. 30. 51 (1990): 7191-7194.
Bibliography
When references are cited as in-text citations, a reference list is generated at the end of the document. When references are cited as footnotes or endnotes, a bibliography list is generated as well at the end of document. How references are formatted in the list is determined by the settings in the "Reference List / Bibliography" tab of the style editor.
How a style is used
The most import use of Biblioscape styles is to format a manuscript to convert temporary citations into formatted citations and generate a bibliography. Besides this, a style can be used for a few other things.
Biblioscape uses the selected style on the toolbar to format a reference when you use the command "Edit | Copy Formatted". The selected style also determines how a reference is formatted in the "Formatted" tab of the preview panel.
When you use the menu command “File | Print Bibliography”, the selected style on the toolbar will be used as the default to generate a bibliography of selected references. You can pick another style using the combo box if needed.
When you export references in RTF format, you can chose a style to format the included references. You can also chose a style and export selected references as a HTML file. You can create a custom style to export references for special needs.
