<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 above.</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—e.g., "Peace"—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</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>