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Environmental and Resource Science: CSE Style

This guide is intended for all those studying environmental science and related disciplines.

CSE Citation Guide

CSE (Council of Science Editors) Citation Basics

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.

Journal Article

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.

Book

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.

Book Chapter/Section

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.

Newspaper Article

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).

Website

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/.

Additional CSE Resources

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