Cite It Right

Guidelines to citing in different citation styles

CSE Style

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style is a reference style for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields but is most heavily used in Biology and Environmental Science & Ecology.

CSE Style Examples

Author A, Author B, Author C. Year of Publication. Article Title. Journal Title. [Internet] [Date Cited]; Volume(Issue):page range. Available from: URL

Example:

Musgrove M, Opsahl S, Mahler B, Herrington C, Sample T, & Banta J. 2016. Source, variability, and transformation of nitrate in a regional karst aquifer: Edwards aquifer, central Texas. Science of the Total Environment. [Internet] cited 2019 March 4]; 568: 457–469. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971631138X doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.201

Author A. [if available] Date of Publication [if available]. Page Title [Internet]. [Date cited]. Available from: URL.

Example:

Nematodes in General [Internet]. University of Nebraska - Lincoln. [cited 2019 Mar 4] Available from: https://nematode.unl.edu/wormgen.htm

Author A, Author B, Author C. Year of Publication. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example:

Stulik J, Toman R, Butaye P, Ulrich, R. 2011. BSL3 and BSL4 Agents: Proteomics, Glycomics, and Antigenicity. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.

CSE offers three citation systems (citation-sequence, name-year, & citation-name) however name-year is the generally preferred system and is shown here in the examples. Please use style manual linked in the next section for more examples, including other CSE systems.

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CSE Style Resources