EndNote Styles

EndNote is a package for managing bibliographies. It is installed on Managed Windows machines in the School.

A large number of output styles are included. However, sometimes you may find that the style for a particular publication or journal is not available. In this case, you will need to identify a suitable style file and make it available.

Finding a Style File

It is likely that a suitable style already exists. First check on the EndNote website for a style to download. The search mechanism on this site can be picky, if in doubt use a very short search term and wade through the results (e.g. "Deep Sea" did not find "Deep-Sea Journal", but just "Deep" did!). If you can't find a suitable style file, you may have to resort to creating one yourself. If there is time, it may be worth contacting the publisher to find out if they already have such a style.

Using a New Style File

EndNote can only be configured to see style files in a single location. By default this is at N:\EndNote9\Styles and is kept up-to-date by Information Services. It is not possible to allow individuals to create or modify the files there. So if you have a new file, please send a request to IThelp@geos. If you have found the file on the web, please don't send us the file, tell us where we can get it from. New style files can usually be added very quickly.

If you are unable to wait for the system to be updated, you can as a last resort copy the styles directory and modify it. To do this copy everything from N:\EndNote9\Styles in to a sub-directory in your M:, then configure EndNote to read its styles from there. Note that once you have done this, you will not see additions and modifications made to the centrally held directory.

Style for your Thesis

When choosing a style to use for your thesis, it is probably best to pick an existing style for a well-regarded publication in your research area. If your examiner really doesn't like it, it will be easy to justify, and almost as easy to change.