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Scientific Style (CSE) Citation Examples

Find how to cite articles, books (+ chapters, textbooks, lab manuals) magazines/newspapers, videos, conference papers, web pages, in text parentheticals, & author names. Single-space citations with a hanging indent (ctrl+t). Double-space between entries.

Conference publications/papers/posters

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[ CSE Citation example for a full conference publication ]

Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle Initials, editors. Year of publication. Title. Proceedings name; Date of conference in year abbreviated month day; Location of conference. Place of publication: Publisher.

 

Schmutterer H, Ascher, KRS, editors. 1984. Natural pesticides from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) and other tropical plants. Proceedings of the 2nd International Neem Conference; 1983 May 25-28; Rauischholzhausen, Federal Republic of Germany. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit.

IN TEXT 

(Schmutterer and Ascher, 1984).

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[ CSE Citing example for single paper ]

Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle Initials. Year of publication. In: editor(s) Last Name and First and Middle Initials, editors. Title of proceedings, Year. Location (abbreviated state). pp. page numbers.

 

Buhlmann KA, Mitchell JC, Prague CA. 1993. Amphibian and small mammal abundance and diversity in saturated forested wet- lands and adjacent uplands of southeastern Virginia. In: S. D. Eckles SD, Jennings A, Spingarn A, Weinhold C, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Saturated Forested Wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region, 1992. Annapolis (MD): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pp. 1-7.

IN TEXT 

(Buhlmann et al. 1993).

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[ CSE citation example for a paper presented at a conference ]

Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle Initials. Year. Title of presentation. Paper presented at: name of conference. Title of proceedings; Location.

 

Antani S, Long LR, Thoma GR, Lee DJ. 2003. Anatomical shape representation in spine x-ray images. Paper presented at: VIIP 2003. Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing; Benalmadena, Spain.

IN TEXT 

(Antani et al. 2003).

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color coded example

Author(s). Year. Title of poster session. Conference theme: Title of meeting or conference; Location.

 

Charles L, Gordner R. 2005. Analysis of MedlinePlus in Español customer service requests. Poster session presented at: Futuro magnifico! Celebrating our diversity. MLA ’05: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; San Antonio.

IN TEXT 

(Charles and Gordner 2005).

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[ how to cite a class lecture ]

Lecturer's Last Name and First Initial. Date of lecture in year abbreviated month day. Title of lecture. Name of Class. Institution.

 

Arndt R. 2019 Apr. 11. The anatomy of the neck. Anatomy Allied Health. Northwest Missouri State University.

IN TEXT 

(Ardnt 2019).

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