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References. In the text references should be shown by the author's name followed by the year in parentheses, e.g. (Green 1989). If more than two authors are involved, et al. should be used, e.g. Green, Brown and Black 1965 should be (Green et al. 1965), If more than one paper by the same author appears in the same year, these should be distinguished by a and b.
At the end of the article, references should be given on a separate page in a list in alphabetical order in the following format.
Journal articles:
Konda S, Monarch I, Sargent P, Subrahmanian E (1992) Shared Memory
in Design: A Unifying Theme for Research and Practice. Res Eng Des 4:
23-42
Books:
Otto K, Wood K (2001) Product design, Prentice Hall, New Jersey
Multiauthor books, chapters in a book, or papers in proceedings:
Cross N, Naughton J, Walker D (1981) Design method and scientific
method. In: Jacques R, Powell JA (eds) Design: Science: Method.
Westbury House, Guildford, UK pp 6-17
If available the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the cited literature should be added at the end of the reference in question.
DOI Example:
Rose CM, Ishii K, Stevels A (2002) Influencing Design
to Improve Product End-of-Life Stage. Res Eng Des. 13: 83-93, DOI:
10.1007/s001630100006
Note that the first three authors' names should be given in full; if there are more than three authors, et al. should be used after the third name.
References are the author's responsibility and failure to supply complete references and/or inaccuracies may lead to delay in publication.
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