Need JBJS compliant reference format

svaja · 2025-09-03T02:56:18+00:00

Current JBJS style on zotero has 3 authors then et al. but their author instructions state no et al + superscript.

I’d basically need a Vancouver style, no et al, superscript format. Can someone point me towards what format that may work? On a tight deadline, thank you so much.

poettli · 2025-09-03T03:05:15+00:00

https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=id:vancouver-superscript&format=numeric

svaja · 2025-09-03T03:10:19+00:00

Hey @poettli , thank you but that linked style has et al once 6 authors are exceeded. I'd basically need that but with all authors listed instead

adamsmith · 2025-09-03T03:24:34+00:00

It's actually AMA, not Vancouver, and we have a no et al version for that: https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=id:american-medical-association-no-et-al

svaja · 2025-09-03T03:54:57+00:00

Hey @adamsmith , appreciate the response. I'm looking at the type of JBJS article I'm submitting and the format looks a bit different than what you linked (e.g. they have month and year listed vs the linked AMA no et al which just has the year but no month).

Here's a link for the type of JBJS article that will be submitted with the formatting style I'm looking for, there should be some unlocked papers that are open access: https://www.jbjs.org/collection.php?id=16

Very much appreciate your help!

poettli · 2025-09-03T04:13:02+00:00

(Guidelines: https://www.jbjs.org/reference-guidelines.php)

damnation · 2025-09-03T08:37:53+00:00

I don't see any "JBJS" style on our repository, but you make it sound so. Can you elaborate?
https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=JBJS

poettli · 2025-09-03T09:09:16+00:00

(I guess it is https://www.zotero.org/styles/the-journal-of-bone-and-joint-surgery, which is currently dependent of AMA, as pointed out by adamsmith)

svaja · 2025-09-03T13:51:54+00:00

Hey @damnation the above comment by @poettli is correct where the current style is under Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery as an AMA dependent. The correct style used by JBJS is available in the link I attached above for their open access CCR articles.

damnation · 2025-09-03T21:19:12+00:00

We've fixed the style on the repository and it should be available shortly.

svaja · 2025-09-03T21:30:20+00:00

Thank you so much @damnation , what would the name of the style be on the repository?

poettli · 2025-09-03T21:32:02+00:00

https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=JBJS
(And thanks damnation, as always)

svaja · 2025-09-04T01:49:27+00:00

Amazing @poettli and @damnation , yall are great. Really really appreciate the quick response!

svaja · 2025-09-04T22:25:45+00:00

Hi @poettli and @damnation , apologies for bothering again. I was just looking at the reference format and JBJS doesn't have the DOI present and does not italicize the journal. I attached some example citations from JBJS that are in the format I would like. Thank you so much.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u17521697/8tzwquzolepht8a6ayu0.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u17521697/hn75qf7pxgejpg5svsx1.png

damnation · 2025-09-05T08:16:26+00:00

That's fixed now.