What are "advance articles" and how to cite them?
Some journals publish preliminary versions of articles. The final version will appear in a published volume, the preliminary version might not, since changes may be made.
You can cite a preliminary version, just like you would cite any manuscript. You cannot list issue/volume numbers, because they don't exist. You could label such manuscripts as &quot;preliminary&quot; or &quot;to appear&quot; or &quot;advance article&quot; or &quot;advance article, final version to appear&quot; ...