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Journal article with DOI and two authors
Three authors and an article number instead of pages
Six authors, all listed in full
Older journal article without an issue number
Classic theory paper from a 1940s journal
Author initials only, no given names in the source
Journal article with volume, issue, and pages
Three authors with hyphenated initials
Unpunctuated volume next to an abbreviated journal
Recent review article with a long author list
Author surname with a single initial and no DOI
Two references in one submission
Numbered reference ending in et al.
Comma-separated authors without the word and
Two authors joined with and
Conference-style reference without a journal name
Classic paper with a month in the date
Four authors, the last joined by and
Journal article with volume, issue, and DOI
Three authors with full given names
Long author list shortened with et al.
Single author from the 1950s
Article with a hyphenated page range
Two references in one submission
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