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Library DIY: Citing Sources in Scientific (CSE) Format

Find how to locate a book, eBook, and articles, evaluate and cite sources, and access library services.

What's in this guide?

journal, magazine and newspaper article examples

print and online books/book chapters examples

web page examples

images, video

Conferences/unpublished

publications; papers/poster sessions

parenthetical referencing examples within the text
citing author names within the text

citing author names in the end references

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Additional CSE Style NAME-YEAR system examples
(provided by the Council of Science Editors):

forthcoming material
chapters in book
multivolume work as a whole
dissertations and theses
patents
personal communication

Scientific report writing guidelines, Writing Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

CSE Style TITLE PAGE
example

Formatting your paper
Guide from Indian River State College

Citation FAQs (CSE Style)

CSE FAQs
Find answers to commonly asked questions.

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