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molcell-citation
Use to convert references to the current Cell Press numbered style used by Molecular Cell — superscript numbers in order of first appearance, a reference list numbered in that order, full author lists (no et al.), abbreviated journal names. This is NOT author-date; older Cell Press author-date manuscripts must be renumbered.
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# Reference Style (molcell-citation)
## When to trigger
- References are author–date "(Smith et al., 2021)" and must become Cell Press numbered.
- The reference list is alphabetical instead of ordered by first appearance.
- Author lists are truncated with "et al." in the bibliography.
- You are porting a manuscript from a name–year journal (or an older Cell Press template) to Molecular Cell.
## Cell Press numbered citation mechanics (current)
Cell Press moved its journals — including Molecular Cell — to a **numbered** referencing style. Confirm the live format, but the working model is:
- **In-text: superscript numbers**, assigned in **order of first appearance** (e.g., "…unwinds DNA.^1,2" and later "…as shown previously.^1").