The following examples are based on the name–year system from the 8th edition of the Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2014). Please consult the Official CSE Quick Guide for additional details and examples.
Author(s). Date. Article title. Journal title. Volume(issue):location.
Ex. Mazan MR, Hoffman AM. 2001. Effects of aerosolized albuterol on physiologic responses to exercise in standardbreds. Am J Vet Res. 62(11):1812–1817.
Author(s). Date. Title. Edition. Place of publication: publisher. Extent. Notes.
Ex. Leboffe MJ, Pierce BE. 2010. Microbiology: laboratory theory and application. Englewood (CO): Morton Publishing Company.
Same author(s)
Author(s). Date. Book Title. Edition. Place of publication: publisher. Chapter Title; page range.
Ex. Gawande A. 2010. The checklist manifesto: how to get things right. New York (NY): Metropolitan Books. Chapter 3, The end of the master builder; p. 48–71.
Different author(s)
Author(s). Date. Chapter Title. In: Editor name(s), editor(s). Book Title. Edition. Place of publication: publisher. page range.
Ex. Rapley R. 2010. Recombinant DNA and genetic analysis. In: Wilson K, Walker J, editors. Principles and techniques of biochemistry and molecular biology. 7th ed. New York (NY): Cambridge University Press. p. 195–262.
Author(s). Date. Article title. Newspaper title (edition). Section:beginning page of article (column no.).
Ex. Weiss R. 2003 Apr 11. Study shows problems in cloning people: researchers find replicating primates will be harder than other mammals. Washington Post (Home Ed.). Sect. A:12 (col. 1).
Title of Homepage. Date of publication. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; [date updated; date accessed]. Notes.
Ex. APSnet: plant pathology online. c1994–2005. St Paul (MN): American Phytopathological Association; [accessed 2005 Jun 20]. http://www.apsnet.org/.
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