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Citation Styles

A guide to some of the citation styles

Citing Periodicals in CSE

Name-Year Format:

Print 

Hall DT. 1990. Promoting work/family balance.Organizational Dynamics, 18(3), 5-18.

Online

Heilmann I. 2016. Plant phosphoinositide signaling - dynamics on demand. BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. [Internet]. [Cited 2017 Dec 21]; 1861, 1345-1351. Available from: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.waterfield.murraystate.edu/10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.02.013. 

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name format

Print 

Hall DT. Promoting work/family balance. Organizational Dynamics. 1990;18(3), 5-18.

Online

Heilmann I. Plant phosphoinositide signaling - dynamics on demand. BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. [Internet]. 2016 [Cited 2017 Dec 21]; 1861, 1345-1351. Available from: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.waterfield.murraystate.edu/10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.02.013. 

Author AA, Author BB. Year. Title of article: Subtitle of article. Abbreviated Journal Title. volume(issue), page range. Available from: URL

For more than 10 authors follow the first 10 by et al.

Name-Year Format:

Print

Muthuthandavan AR, Christadoss W. 2014. Computer use pattern among adolescent school students in Chennai. Indian J. Of Community Health, 26(2). 202-204

Online

Chekanov S, Pogrebnyak I, Wilbern D. 2017. Cross-platform validation and analysis environment for particle physics. Computer Physics Communications [Internet]. [cited 25 Sep 2017]; 220, 91-96. Available from: 10.1016/j.cpc.2017.06.017. 

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name format

Print

Muthuthandavan AR, Christadoss W. Computer use pattern among adolescent school students in Chennai. Indian J. Of Community Health, 2014;26(2). 202-204

Online

Chekanov S, Pogrebnyak I, Wilbern D. 2017. Cross-platform validation and analysis environment for particle physics. Computer Physics Communications [Internet]. 2017 [cited 25 Sep 2017]; 220, 91-96. Available from: 10.1016/j.cpc.2017.06.017. 

 

Author AA, Author BB. Year Mmm dd. Article title. Newspaper title (edition). Sect: Beginning page of article (column number).

Name-Year Format:

Print

Weiss R. 2003 Apr 11. Study shows problems in cloning people: researchers find replicating primates will be harder than other mammals. Washington Post (Home Ed.). Sect. A:12 (col. 1).

Online

Kaplan S. 2018 Feb 1. Very old, very sophisticated tools found in India. The question is: Who made them? Washington Post. [Internet] [Cited 2018 1 Feb] Available from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/02/01/very-old-very-sophisticated-tools-found-in-india-the-question-is-who-made-them/?utm_term=.25f13d3d606b

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name format

Print

Weiss R. Study shows problems in cloning people: researchers find replicating primates will be harder than other mammals. Washington Post (Home Ed.). 2003 Apr 11;Sect. A:12 (col. 1).

Online

Kaplan S.  Very old, very sophisticated tools found in India. The question is: Who made them? Washington Post. [Internet] 2018 1 Feb. [Cited 2018 1 Feb] Available from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/02/01/very-old-very-sophisticated-tools-found-in-india-the-question-is-who-made-them/?utm_term=.25f13d3d606b

Author AA. Year Mmm dd. Article title. Magazine title. Issue: Page Numbers.

Name-Year Format:

Print:

Sneed A. 2014. Earth's Impending Magnetic Flip. Sci Am 311(4): 29.

Online:

Nowakowski K. 2016. Protected areas proliferate. National Geographic. [Internet] [cited 2017 5 Jul]; 230(3): 18-19. Available from http://waterfield.murraystate.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=117405118&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name format:

Print:

Sneed A. Earth's Impending Magnetic Flip. Sci Am 2014;311(4): 29.

Online:

Nowakowski K. Protected areas proliferate. National Geographic. [Internet] 2016 [cited 2017 5 Jul]; 230(3): 18-19. Available from http://waterfield.murraystate.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=117405118&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Citing Books in CSE

Author(s). Date. Title. Edition. Place of publication: publisher. Notes.

Name-Year Format:

Print:

OBrien SJ. 2005. Tears of the cheetah: and other tales from the genetic frontier. New York: Griffin. 

e-Book:

Jeanteur P. 2008. Epigenetics and Chromatin [Internet]. Berlin: Springer; [Cited 8 Jan 2018]. Available from https://link-springer-com/

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name format:

Print:

OBrien SJ. Tears of the cheetah: and other tales from the genetic frontier. New York: Griffin; 2005. 

e-Book:

Jeanteur P. Epigenetics and Chromatin [Internet]. Berlin: Springer; 2008. [cited 8 Jan 2018]. Available from https://link-springer-com/

 

Editor(s), editor(s). Date. Title. Edition. Place of publication: publisher. Notes.

Name-Year Format:

Whole Book

Darling M, editor. 2017. Takashi Murakami: The octopus eats its own leg. New York (NY): Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc. 

Chapter

Carlyle, T. 1995.  The hero as king. In: Wren JT, editor. The leader's companion.  New York: Free Press. p. 53-55.

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name format:

Whole Book:

Darling M, editor. Takashi Murakami: The octopus eats its own leg. New York (NY): Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc. 2017

Chapter

Carlyle T.  The hero as king. In: Wren JT, editor. The leader's companion (pp 53-55).  New York: Free Press. 1995. p. 53-55.

Author(s). Year. Chapter title. In: Editor(s). Book title. Place of publication: publisher. Page numbers

Name-Year Format:

Print:

Allen, C. 2007. Bacteria, bioterrorism, and the geranium ladies of Guatemala. In: Cabezas AL, Reese E, Waller M, editors. Wages of empire: neoliberal policies, repression, and women's poverty. Boulder (CO): Paradigm Press. p. 169-177

e-Book:

Bellow, S. (1999). A silver dish. In J. Updike & K. Kenison (Eds.), The best american short stories of the century. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

Entry in Online Work:

Moseley, Alexander. "Philosophy of love." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. edited by James Fieser et. al.n.d., http://www.iep.utm.edu. Accessed 1 July 2017.

Entry in Online Work (no author):

Heuristic. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster's online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic