<h4>To Add Reference Linking to the Layout Process</h4> <p>When turning a submission into HTML or PDF, make sure that all hyperlinks in the submission are active.</p> <h4>A. When the Author Provides a Link with the Reference</h4> <ol> <li>While the submission is still in its word processing format (e.g., Word), add the phrase VIEW ITEM to the end of the reference that has a URL.</li> <li>Turn that phrase into a hyperlink by highlighting it and using Word's Insert Hyperlink tool and the URL prepared in #2.</li> </ol> <h4>B. Enabling Readers to Search Google Scholar For References</h4> <ol> <li>While the submission is still in its word processing format (e.g., Word), copy the title of the work referenced in the References list (if it appears to be too common a title&mdash;e.g., "Peace"&mdash;then copy author and title).</li> <li>Paste the reference's title between the %22's, placing a + between each word: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22PASTE+TITLE+HERE%22&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;btnG=Search.</li> <li>Add the phrase GS SEARCH to the end of each citation in the submission's References list.</li> <li>Turn that phrase into a hyperlink by highlighting it and using Word's Insert Hyperlink tool and the URL prepared in #2.</li> </ol> <h4>C. Enabling Readers to Search for References with a DOI</h4> <ol> <li>While the submission is still in Word, copy a batch of references into CrossRef Text Query http://www.crossref.org/freeTextQuery/.</li> <li>Paste each DOI that the Query provides in the following URL (between = and &amp;): http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/external_ref?access_num=PASTE DOI#HERE&amp;link_type=DOI.</li> <li>Add the phrase CrossRef to the end of each citation in the submission's References list.</li> <li>Turn that phrase into a hyperlink by highlighting the phrase and using Word's Insert Hyperlink tool and the appropriate URL prepared in #2.</li> </ol>