Instructions, examples, and checklist on

how to cite the references using JESTEC unique style

Please take note that JESTEC citation style and format of the references are unique. The journal does not follow
any standard citation styles. A Times New Roman, 10-point reference list should be included at the end of the
manuscript. A complete reference should provide enough information to locate the article. All references cited
in the text must appear in the Reference list and all references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the
text. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all information in a reference.
Examples of references are shown in square brackets according to the numbers in the References list below.

Examples of How to cite the following types of references in the Reference list:

A journal article: [1-3]

Author(s). (Year). Title. Full name of the Journal, Volume(Issue), Page number(s).

Journal articles in press: [4]

Author(s). (in press). Title. Full name of the Journal.

Proceedings/Presented Conference papers: [5]

Author(s). (Year). Title. Full information on the conference. Location of the conference City, Country,
Page number(s).

Textbooks: [6]
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full details of the publisher.

Theses/Dissertations: [7]
Author(s). (Year). Title. Type of thesis. Full details of the University or the institution.
Reports: [8]
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full details of the report.

Electronic references / Internet Sources: [9]

Author(s). (Year). Title. Full details of the source. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from Link

References
1. Al-Obaidi, A.S.M. (2021). This is how to cite a journal article with one author. Journal of Engineering
Science and Technology, 17(2), 21-29.
2. Al-Obaidi, A.S.M.; and Lee, C.N. (2021). This is how to cite a journal article with two authors. Journal of
Engineering Science and Technology, 17(2), 21-29.
3. Al-Obaidi, A.S.M.; Lee, C.N.; Kumar, A.S.; and Frank, C.C. (2021). This is how to cite a journal article with
more than two authors. Must mention all the names of the authors. Journal of Engineering Science and
Technology, 17(2), 21-29.
4. Al-Obaidi, A.S.M.; and Lee, C.N. (in press). This is how to cite a journal article in press. Journal of
Engineering Science and Technology.
5. Al-Obaidi, A.S.M. (2018). This is how to cite proceedings/presented conference papers. Proceedings of the
1st Conference on Power, Manufacturing, and Materials (CPMM2018), Penang, Malaysia, 1-9.
6. Al-Obaidi, A.S.M.; Lee, C.N.; Kumar, A.S.; and Frank, C.C. (2018). This is how to cite a textbook.
McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc.
7. Saadi, B.M. (2010). This is how to cite a dissertation/thesis. PhD Thesis, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of London.
8. Saadi, B.M.; Lee, C.N.; Kumar, A.S.; and Frank, C.C. (2018). This is how to cite a report. NACA Report
No. 6623.
9. Kumar, B.A.; and Verma, C.-J. (2018). This is how to cite an electronic reference or internet source.
Retrieved October 5, 2020, from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/part-1--459789443214558480/

If you complete the formatting of the reference list, please refer to the checklist and tick where applicable.
For each item, examples are given in square brackets. The numbers in square brackets also refer to the
reference number in the above Reference list.
In the main text

No Item
Yes No NA
.
1. All references cited in the text must appear in the Reference list. [1-9]

2. All references should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text.
Examples (1)
3. References should be cited in the text by placing sequential numbers in square
brackets. Examples (2)
4. If a cited reference in the text has one author, use the surname of the author
Example (2), 2.1
5. If a cited reference in the text has two authors, use the surnames of the first
author and the second author separated by and. Example (2), 2.2
6. If a cited reference in the text has more than two authors, use the surname of the
first author only, followed by et al. Example (2), 2.3 and 2.4

In the Reference list

7. All references in the Reference list must be numbered using Arabic numbers
without adding any type of brackets such as square brackets. [1-9]
8. The references in the Reference list MUST not listed in alphabetical order of the
authors’ names. [1-11]
9. All references mentioned in the Reference list must be cited in the text.
Examples (3)
A Journal article reference consists of:
10.
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full name of the Journal, Volume(Issue), Page
number(s). [1-3]
11. A Journal article in press reference consists of:
Author(s). (in press). Title. Full name of the Journal. [4]
A Proceeding/Presented Conference paper reference consists of:
12.
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full information on the conference. Location of the
conference, City, Country, Page number(s). [5]
13. A textbook reference consists of:
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full details of the publisher. [6]
A Thesis/Dissertation reference consists of:
14.
Author(s). (Year). Title. Type of thesis. Full details of the University or the
institution. [7]
15. A Reports reference consists of:
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full details of the report. [8]
An Electronic reference / An Internet Source reference consists of:
16.
Author(s). (Year). Title. Full details of the source. Retrieved Month Date, Year,
from Link [9]
17. The full name of the author consists of the surname followed by the initials. [1-
9]
18. The surname and the initials are separated by a comma. [1-9]
 The names of authors are separated by semicolons, except the last two authors’
19.
names are separated by a semicolon followed by the word and before the
surname of the last author’s name. [1-9]
20. The initials of the author’s name should be as one word with a period following
each initial. There must be no space between the initials. [1-9]
21. The first letter of the surname and initials of the author's name should be written
in capital, other letters should be in lowercase. [1-9]
22. The year of the reference should be placed after the authors’ names in round
brackets followed by a full stop. [1-9]
23. All the names of the authors must be written in the Reference list. [1-3]

The title of the reference: Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the
24. reference and lowercase the rest. This is not applicable to the first letter of other
words which must be written in uppercase such as the names of persons,
companies, countries, cities, political parties, and religions, etc. [1-9]
25. The journal and conference names are written in the full names and in the italic
mode in the Reference list. No abbreviated notation is allowed. [1-3, 5]
26. Journal name is written in italic mode with capitalising each word except words
like in, of, on, etc. [1-3]
The textbook titles, thesis titles, and full details of a report are written in the full
27.
name and in the italic mode in the Reference list. No abbreviated notation is
allowed. [6, 7]
All symbols wherever exist must be written in italic mode, this is not applicable
28.
to chemical elements and formulae, and non-dimensional numbers such as Re,
Ma, etc. Example (4)
29. Use MS-Word Equation Editor to write the equations with its number. Example (5)

30. Use 3-6 keywords after the Abstract arranged in alphabetical order. Example (6)

More Explanation with Examples

Examples of references are shown in square brackets according to the numbers in the References list
below.

Examples
(1) All references should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text.
Al-Obaidi [1] derived an equation to calculate the power of the system. This equation, however, is updated
for accurate estimation of the power [2].
Mike et al. [3] and Yunis and Malik [4] developed another algorithm for this purpose. Comparing the results,
it was found that the equation derived by Al-Obaidi [1] was more accurate than the one derived using the new
algorithm [4].

(2) References should be cited in the text by placing sequential numbers in square brackets.
2.1. One reference:
An equation is derived to calculate the power of the system [1].
2.2. Two successive references (separated by a comma):
Two equations are derived to calculate the power of the system [1, 2].
2.3. Three successive references (separated by a comma):
Three equations are derived to calculate the power of the system [1-3].
2.4. More than on reference with random numbers (separated by a comma and dash as required):
Many equations are derived to calculate the power of the system [1, 3, 6-10].

(3) All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text.
In the case of one author only,
3.1. If the citation comes at the beginning of a sentence, just write the surname of the author followed
by the reference number in square brackets.
Al-Obaidi [1] derived an equation to calculate the power of the system.
3.2. If the citation comes at the end of a sentence, just write the reference number in square brackets.
An equation is derived to calculate the power of the system [1].
In the case of two authors,
3.3. If the citation comes at the beginning of a sentence, just write the surnames of the first and second
authors followed by the reference number in square brackets.
Al-Obaidi and Lee [2] derived an equation to calculate the power of the system.
3.4. If the citation comes at the end of a sentence, just write the reference number in square brackets.
An equation is derived to calculate the power of the system [2].
In the case of more than two authors,
3.5. If the citation comes at the beginning of a sentence, just write the surname of the first author
followed et al. followed by the reference number in square brackets.
Al-Obaidi et al. [3] derived an equation to calculate the power of the system.

3.6. If the citation comes at the end of a sentence, just write the reference number in square brackets.
An equation is derived to calculate the power of the system [3].

(4) Al-Obaidi [1] studied the effects of wingspan, b, taper ratio, l, and Reynolds number, Re on the lift, CL,
and the drag, CD coefficients.
(5) The lift force is calculated using Eq. (4):
1 2
L=C L ρV S ref (4)
2
(6) Keywords: Aspect ratio, Drag, Lift, Turbulent flow, Wing span