
In referring to a book written by various contributors, cite author(s) first:ġ0. References to books should cite the author(s), title, publisher, publisher location (city and country), publication year, and page:ĩ. Storage and Verification of Structural Information. Chemically Oriented Storage and Retrieval System.
The Editorial Office will abbreviate those journal titles appropriately.Ĩ. Note: If you are not sure how to abbreviate a particular journal title, please leave the entire title. Cited journals should be abbreviated according to ISO 4 rules, see the ISSN Center's List of Title Word Abbreviations or CAS's Core Journals List.
Journal references must cite the full title of the paper, page range or article number, and digital object identifier (DOI) where available. Note: An EndNote template file for the MDPI Chicago Style can be obtained here. Also, peer review was established as a way to check quality not catch fraud.įor more on peer review (I know that someone is interested.Download the full MDPI Reference List and Citations Style Guide (PDF, 520KB).ĭownload the full Chicago Reference List and Citations Style Guide (PDF, 1100KB). The reviewers can: reject the article accept it with revisions accept it as is.īenefits of peer review is that multiple people decide vs just the editor and the review process weeds out poorly written or researched articles.ĭrawbacks of peer review is that it's only as good as the reviewers so poorly written or researched articles have gotten published. The reviewers read through your article looking to see if: the topic is unique or novel, if the data or research is sound, and if it's well written. Generally, your name will be taken off of the article so personalities don't interfer with the process. Peer review was developed as a way to screen articles and determine the quality of your article.Īt a peer reviewed journal, the editor sends your article out to several reviewers (usually three) who are in the same field, or 'peers'.
When you submit an article to a journal, someone has to determine if it's worth printing.