Answer to Question #133238 in English for Yuki

Question

Identify at least four inconsistencies between these references.
(1) Allison, M. C.; Avdeev, M.; Schmid, S.; Liu, S.; Sohnel, T.; Ling, C. D. Synthesis, structure and geometrically frustrated magnetism of the layered oxide-stannide compounds Fe(Fe3-xMnx)Si2Sn7O16. Dalton Trans 2016, 45, 9689-9694.
(2) Alnafta, N.; Schmidt, J. P.; Nesbitt, C. L.; McErlean, C. S. P. Total Synthesis of (+)-Panacene. Org Lett 2016, 18, 6520.
(3) Clements; Price; Neville; Kepert. Hysteretic Four-Step Spin Crossover within a Three-Dimensional Porous Hofmann-like Material. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2016, 55, 15105-15109.
(4) A. J. Counsell, A. T. Jones, M. H. Todd, P. J. Rutledge. Beilstein J Org Chem 2016, 12, 2457-2461.

Answer 1

1.     The title of the sources is not in quotations marks.

2.     The title of the containers is not in italics and are not followed by a coma and the date of publication.

3.     The sources have three or more authors and are not well listed. In MLA references, a source with three or more authors requires one to list on the first author then followed by et al.

4.     The first reference has the topic not italicized and the authors are more and are all listed.

5.     The author names should be written with the last name first, then the first name, and then the middle initial or name. the authors in these references are not well listed as some have initials and others only one name.

6.     The names of the authors should be separated using a coma and not a semi colon.