The CSE citation style is commonly used by biologists. To help you use the CSE style when citing sources, this library guide provides sample citations for books, articles, and other scientific works.
The Council of Science Editors (CSE), formerly known as Council of Biology Editors (CBE), published the 8th edition of the CSE style manual in 2014. A print copy of the CSE Manual is available in the Mundt Library:
[CSE] Council of Science Editors. 2014. Scientific style and format: The CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers, 8th ed. Chicago: Council of Science Editors and University of Chicago Press.
Location in Library: Reference T 11 .S386 2014
Chapter 29 (8th edition, pp. 547-649) of the CSE Manual describes two aspects of citation: 1) how to cite within the text of the document and 2) how to create a bibliography of citations. The first aspect, often referred to as “in-text citation” is covered in section 29-2. Principles for formatting the list of references (i.e., bibliography or end references) are in section 29-3 of the CSE Manual.
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