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Q: What is the endnote alternative the editing office at Nature uses? I heard about it on a blog but I can't seem to remember its name.

A: Nature does not use Endnote, which is a commercially available Word macro for styling reference lists for a range of journals and publishers. Nature and its typesetter use eXtyles (produced by a company called Inera) and their own technical system for reference styling which is not compatible with Endnote's. If an author wants to use Endnote for reference styling when preparing a manuscript, we ask him or her to strip out the Endnote macros after the references are styled and before submitting the manuscript. Instructions are on the Nature submission template.

Posted by Maxine Clarke on August 07, 2007
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