Based on Scientifi c Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th Edition, 2006. Council of Science
Editors (formerly CBE, the Council of Biology Editors)
This guide shows examples of in-text citations and references at the end of a document. (Possible headings for the latter are References, Literature Cited or Bibliography.)
CSE advises writers to always cite the version used: the print version if that was used, or the electronic version if that was used. This style guide demonstrates the name-year system; for guidance on the citation-name system, consult Scientific Style and Format.
Print copies are available in the following libraries: Suzzallo Library Reference Area T11 .S386 2006
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Book — Single Author Glennon RJ. 2009. Unquenchable: America’s water crisis and what to do about it.
Washington (DC): Island Press.
(Glennon 2009)
Book—Organization as
Author
Proceedings—Title Different from Conference Name
Bierbaum RM, Brown DG, McAlpine JL, editors. 2008. Coping with climate change: national summit proceedings. National Summit on Coping with Climate Change;
2007; Ann Arbor, MI. Ann Arbor (MI): University of Michigan, School of Natural
Resources and Environment.
(Bierbaum et al. 2008)
Dissertation Todd CE. 2007. Late quaternary evolution of Reedy Glacier, Antarctica [dissertation].
[Seattle (WA)]: University of Washington.
(Todd 2007)
E-Book
[PSAT] Puget Sound Action Team. 2007. 2007 Puget Sound update: 9th report of the Puget Sound assessment and monitoring program. Olympia (WA): Puget Sound
Action Team.
(PSAT 2007)
Graneli E, Turner JT, editors. c2006. Ecology of harmful algae [Internet]. Berlin (DE):
Springer. (Ecological studies; vol. 189). [cited 2009 Sep 22]. Available from: http:// netlibrary.com
(Graneli et al. 2006)

Journal Article— print only
Beck B, Mansfield AW. 1969. Observations on the Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus, in Northern Baffin Island. J Fish Res BD Can. 26(1):143-145.
(Beck et al. 1969)
Online Article — from library database
Online Article — from online only journal
Sheldon L, Chin E, Gill S, Schmaltz G, Newman A, Soma K. 2008. Effects of blood collection on wild birds: an update. J. Avian Biol [Internet]. 39(4):369-378.
In: EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete [cited 2009 Aug 21]. Available from http://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.
offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=34546125&si te=ehost-live; Accession No: 34546125.
(Sheldon et al. 2008)
McEwen LA, Harris D, Schmid RF, Vogel J, Western T, Harrison P. 2009.
Evaluation of the redesign of an undergraduate cell biology course. CBE Life Sci
Edu [Internet]. [cited 2009 Sep 8]; 8(1):72-78. Available from: http://www.lifescied.
org/cgi/content/full/8/1/72
(McEwen et al. 2009)
U.S. Government Report not in a Series
Saab B, Block W. 2009. Prescribed fire strategies to restore wildlife habitat in Ponderosa pine forests of the Intermountain West. Boise (ID): Joint Fire Science Program. Available from: NTIS, Springfield, VA; PB2009112983.
(Saab 2009)
U.S. Government Report in a Series
Calhoun DL, Gregory MB, Weyers, HS. 2008. Algal and invertebrate community composition along agricultural gradients; a comparative study from two regions of the Eastern United States. Reston (VA): US Geological Survey. Report No.:
Scientific investigations report SIR 2008-5046.
(Calhoun et al. 2008)
Web Site NBII: National biological information infrastructure [Internet]. c2006-2009 [cited
2009 Sep 12]. Available from: http://www.nbii.gov
(NBII 2006-2009)
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