Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation Style (Citation-Sequence)

Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation Style (Citation-Sequence) General Overview • This handout deals specifically with the citation-sequence type of CSE style. To learn more about the citation-name and name-year types, see https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/documentation/doccse/ • CSE style is most often used in biology courses, but can also be used in other science courses. • When using CSE style, sources should be paraphrased and then cited. Direct quotations from a source are almost never appropriate. In-Text References • Use superscript numbers in the text to indicate references. The first reference will be indicated by the number 1, the second citation by 2, and so on. • Numbers should be used directly following the paraphrased material. • The numbers in the text correspond to the order in which the end references are numbered and listed. • If a source is used more than once, it should be referred to by the same number as before. • If two or more sources are used in the same place, the numbers should be written in superscript with commas in between. References Page • Start your references on a new page. It should be the last page of your paper. • Center the title, References, at the top of the page. • Only list the works cited in the paper; other works you have read can be included on a separate list titled Additional References. • Each reference should be numbered and listed in the order in which it was first referenced in the paper. • References should be single-spaced with a line space between each. • Align the entire reference to the left margin; do not use a hanging indent. • Include author’s last names and initials only. • List all names for up to 10 authors. If there are more than 10 authors, write the first 10 authors and then the phrase et al. • Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle, as well as proper nouns. • Use abbreviations for journal titles, specifically the ISO abbreviations used in PubMed. Citation Formats for References Page Source Book by a single author Chapter in a book with editor(s) Image (online)* *Treat the artist or creator of the image as the author Website Article from an online database Article in a newspaper (online) Format Last name First initial. Title. Edition (if needed). City: Publisher, year. Last name First initial. Chapter title. In: Book editor(s), editor(s). Book title. Edition (if needed). City: Publisher, year. Pages. Last name First initial (if applicable). Title [image]. Place of publication: publisher; date of publication [date accessed]. Available from: URL. Last name First initial (if applicable). Title of Page. Place of publication: publisher; date of publication [date accessed]. Available from: URL. Last name First initial. Article title. Abbreviated name of journal (edition). Date; volume (issue): pages. URL. DOI. Last name First initial. Article title. Newspaper title. Date of publication [date accessed]. Available from: URL. Example Cooper C. Organic Chemist’s Desk Reference. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2011. Ozinga S, Mowat H. Strategies to Prevent Illegal Logging. In: Wijen F, Zoeteman K, Pieters J, van Seters, P, editor. A Handbook of Globalization and Environmental Policy, 2nd ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2012. p. 439-466. Richter F. Americans Owe $1.75 Trillion in Student Debt [image]. Hamburg: Statista, April 6, 2022 [accessed April 18, 2022]. Available from: https://www.statista.com/chart/24477/outstandingvalue-of-us-student-loans/. COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control; April 15, 2022 [accessed April 18, 2022]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html. Zanchetti D, Bruni S, Raicich F, et al. Sea-level rise in Venice: historic and future trends (review article). Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences. August 2021; 21(8):2643-2678. Zimmer C. DNA deciphers roots of modern Europeans. The New York Times. June 10, 2015 [accessed Oct 13, 2015]. Available from: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/science/dnadeciphers-roots-of-moderneuropeans.html?ref=science&_r=0 Sample CSE In-Text References from Bedford/St. Martin’s Sample References Page from Montgomery College WRL Center* References 1. Cooper C. Organic Chemist’s Desk Reference. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2011. 2. Lee WC, Anton BP, Wang S, Baybayan P, Singh S, Ashby M, Chua EG, Tay CY, Thirriot F, Loke MF, et al. The complete methylome of helicobacter pylori UM032. BMC Genomics. 2015 [accessed 2015 Aug 5]; 6(16): 424. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/16/424. doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1585-2 3. Richter F. Americans Owe $1.75 Trillion in Student Debt [image]. Hamburg: Statista, April 6, 2022 [accessed April 18, 2022]. Available from: https://www.statista.com/chart/24477/outstanding-value-of-us-student-loans/. 4. COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control; April 15, 2022 [accessed April 18, 2022]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/boostershot.html. 5. Zanchetti D, Bruni S, Raicich F, et al. Sea-level rise in Venice: historic and future trends (review article). Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences. August 2021; 21(8):2643-2678. *Begin on a new page.