7. How can one cite articles published online in BioMed Central journals?
To ensure accurate citation tracking, articles are cited in a way that closely reflects traditional citation. However, since many articles are not printed, basing citation on page numbers is not appropriate. Instead, almost all online-only articles in journals published by BioMed Central are cited in the form:
Journal name Publication Year, Volume:Article number
For example:
BMC Developmental Biology 2003, 2:7
Malaria Journal 2003, 1:6
Breast Cancer Research 2003, 4:R6
PDFs of these articles have numbered pages, but the numbers are not part of the citation.
For precise information on how to cite articles from a particular journal, visit that journal's website.
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