American Journal of Physical Anthropology (AJPA) Style
Instructions for AJPA authors, including examples of citing sources.
The literature list must follow CBE style (refer to the CBE Style Manual , 6th edition, Cambridge University Press) and be arranged alphabetically, not chronologically, by author's or authors' surname(s) in the following style: Author's name (or names), year of publication, complete title, volume, and inclusive pages as follows:
Journal article
Trinkaus E, Churchill SE, Ruff CB. 1994. Postcranial robusticity in Homo . II: humeral bilateral asymmetry and bone plasticity. Am J Phys Anthropol 93:1–34.
Book
Bogin B. 2001. The growth of humanity. New York: Wiley-Liss.
Book chapter
Gruner O. 1993. Identification of skulls: A historical review and practical applications. In: Iscan MY, Helmer RP, editors. Forensic analysis of the skull. New York: Wiley-Liss. p 29–45.
Abbreviations of journal titles should follow those used in Index Medicus (see link below).
Council of Biology Editors (CBE) Style Guide
The CBE Style is the basis of the AJPA Style for formatting the literature list. This link is from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
A CBE Style guide from Pearson Education.
Journal abbreviations through PubMed (Index Medicus)
Type in a journal abbreviation to get PubMed to resolve its full title.
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