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).
Journal abbreviations through PubMed (Index Medicus)
Type in a journal abbreviation to get PubMed to resolve its full title.
