Management Reference

Reference Management

The Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Innovation requires authors to ensure that all references are relevant, up-to-date, and formatted according to the journal’s citation style. Proper reference management is essential to maintain academic integrity and support the scientific foundation of each published article.

1. Citation Style

The journal uses the Vancouver Style (numbered citation system).
All in-text citations must appear as numbers in brackets corresponding to the reference list.

2. Reference Management Tools

Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference management software to ensure accuracy and consistency in citations, such as:

Mendeley
Zotero
EndNote
RefWorks

These tools help automate citation formatting and avoid technical errors.

3. Reference Requirements

It is recommended that 80% of references be from the last 5 years, unless citing classic foundational works.
References must come from credible sources such as journal articles, books, conference papers, or official institutional documents.
Unpublished materials, personal communications, blog posts, and Wikipedia are not allowed as references.
Whenever possible, references should include DOI numbers or stable URLs.

4. Accuracy and Consistency

Authors are responsible for:

Ensuring that all references listed are cited in the text
Verifying that all citations in the text appear in the reference list
Checking for correctness in authors’ names, journal titles, years, volumes, issues, and page numbers