Short Guide to Citing the PDF® Databases and JADE® Computer Software
This short guide shows how to cite the Powder Diffraction File™ (PDF®) databases and JADE® Computer Software in the Powder Diffraction Journal using the Chicago Manual of Style as well as the American Chemical Society (ACS) and International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) style guides.
Please Note:
• Modify the Reference List entry according to the database used (i.e. PDF-2 2023, PDF-4/Minerals 2023, etc.).
• Check with your publisher when creating your references about the style they specifically use.
Citing the PDF Databases
PDJ (Chicago Manual of Style)
Reference List:
Gates-Rector, Stacy, and Thomas Blanton. “The powder diffraction file: a quality materials characterization database.” Powder Diffraction 34, no. 4 (2019): 352-360.
In Text:
(Gates-Rector and Blanton 2019)
ACS Style
In Text: By Citation Number i.e. PDF XX-XXX-XXXX (1)
Reference List: By Citation Number i.e. (1) Gates-Rector, S.; Blanton, T. The Powder Diffraction File: A Quality Materials Characterization Database. Powder Diffr. 2019, 34 (4), 352–360. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0885715619000812.
IUCr Style
In Text: PDF XX-XXX-XXXX (Gates-Rector & Blanton, 2019)
Reference List: Gates-Rector, S. & Blanton, T. (2019). Powder Diffr. 34, 352–360.
Citing JADE Computer Software
PDJ Style (Chicago Manual of Style)
Reference List:
“JADE Pro .” XXXX. Livermore, CA, USA.: MDI Materials Data.
Example: “JADE Pro .” 2019. Livermore, CA, USA.: MDI Materials Data.
In Text:
(“JADE Pro ” XXXX)
Example: (“JADE Pro ” 2019)
ACS Style
Reference List: Product Name/Software version; Materials Data: Livermore, CA, Year.
Example(1): JADE 9.5; Materials Data: Livermore, CA, 2019.
Example(2): JADE Standard; Materials Data: Livermore, CA, 2019.
IUCr Style
Reference List: MDI (Year). JADE software version. Materials Data, Livermore, CA, USA.
Example: MDI (2019). JADE Pro. Materials Data, Livermore, CA, USA.