Library Guides: BIOL 350: Cell Biology: RefWorks & Citations

RefWorks Skills

By the time you finish your first library session, you will be able to do the following:

know where & how to log into your RefWorks account
create folders
share folders
import articles or books from library resources like databases / book catalogs
manually import articles that you have in print form
upload & permanently link the PDFs of full-text articles to their citation information

Check out the pages underneath the "RefWorks and Citations" menu on this Guide for refreshers if you need help.

What is RefWorks?

open RefWorks Citation Management

RefWorks is a citation management tool that can help you cite in thousands of styles, including the ones most commonly used at SU like APA, MLA, Chicago, and ACS. As an SU student, you automatically have access to RefWorks and can login with your GullNet credentials.RefWorks helps you gather, organize, read, annotate, share, and cite their sources. Plus, RefWorks creates an online collaboration space that enables groups to work together from any location.

Learn more about RefWorks:

Journal of Cell Biology Citations

JCB's Instructions for Authors
Select the link above for more information direct from the Journal of Cell Biology.

References should be listed alphabetically by first author's last name. The authors must be cited in the order in which they first appeared in publication and as they subsequently appear in Medline, even in cases for which more than one author contributed equally to the work. Include all authors' names (i.e., do not use "et al."), year, complete article title, and inclusive page numbers. Abbreviate the names of journals according to PubMed; please spell out the names of unlisted journals.

The following are examples of acceptable reference formats:

Journal Articles

* Two authors:

Foster, E.R., and J.A. Downs. 2009. Methylation of H3K4 and K79 is not strictly dependent on H2B K123 acetylation. J. Cell Biol. 184:631–638.

* More than two authors:

Eastman, S.W., M. Yassaeem, and P.D. Bieniasz. 2009. A role for ubiquitin ligase and Spartin/SPG20 in lipid droplet turnover. J. Cell Biol. 184: 909–921.

* In press:

Brown, W., and A. Nelson. 2009. Phosphorus content of lipids. J. Lipid Res. In press.

*Online Peer-Reviewed Articles:



   * Published article with DOI only (no pagination):

Lopez-Soler, R.I., R.D. Moir, T.P. Spann, R. Stick, and R.D. Goldman. 2001. A role for nuclear lamins in nuclear envelope assembly. J. Cell Biol. doi:10.1083/jcb.200101025

   * Published article with both DOI and pagination:

Lopez-Soler, R.I., R.D. Moir, T.P. Spann, R. Stick, and R.D. Goldman. 2001. A role for nuclear lamins in nuclear envelope assembly. J. Cell Biol. 154:61–71. doi:10.1083/jcb.200101025.

* Abstracts:
Citation of abstracts in the reference list is not permitted.