CSE Citation Style: Reference List: Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

On this page

• General Guidelines
• Print
  • Standard book format
  • Multiple authors
  • Edited Book
  • Organizational Author
  • Chapter or Section of a Book
  • Chapter or Section of an Edited Book
• E-Books

General Guidelines

• Author/Editor names are listed in order of appearance, citing the surname, followed by a space, and the author initials as given. e.g. Smith E, or Jones FH
• Date of publication refers to the year in which the work was published, and should always be included in a reference. If no date of publication can be found, insert [date unknown]
• Book title: Capitalize only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns and adjectives.
• Edition is only listed if it is later than the 1st edition
• Place of publication is listed as the city, and the state or province in brackets (e.g. Ottawa (ON) or Denver (CO) ). For cities outside of the U.S. and Canada include the country in brackets (e.g. London (England) )
• Extent and Notes are entirely optional citation elements.
  • Extent refers to pagination, unnumbered pages, volumes, or screens.
  • Notes may indicate that the work is in a language other than English, the ISBN, location, URL, or DOI

Print

Standard Book Format

1. Author. Title. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

2. Maynard Smith J. The problems of biology. Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press; 1986.

Multiple Authors

For any book with more than 1 author, seperate names by a comma.

3. Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

4. Cotterell B, Kamminga J. Mechanics of pre-industrial technology: an introduction to the mechanics of ancient and traditional material culture. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press; 1990.

Note: For any book with more than 10 authors, list the first 10 followed by "et al."

Edited Book

5. Editor(s), editors. Title. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

6. Rozenburg JJ, editor. Bioethical and ethical issues surrounding the trials and Code of Nuremburg: Nuremberg revisted. Lewiston (NY): Edwin Mellen Press; 2003.

Organizational Author

7. Organization. Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

8. Society for Experimental Biology. Aspects of the biology of ageing. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press; 1967.

Chapter or Section of a Book

9. Author(s). Title. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Chapter or Section, Title; Extent. Notes.

Example

10. Moroz A. The common extremalities in biology and physics: maximum energy dissipation principle in chemistry, biology, physics and evolution. London: Elsevier; 2012. Ch. 2.3.2, On vector formulation of additive control; p. 97-99.

Chapter or Section of an Edited Book

11. Author(s). Title of part. In: Editor(s), editors. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

12. Zahari S. Alcohol metabolism and genetic control. In: Boyle P, editor. Alcohol: science policy, and public health. Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press; 2013. p.57-70.

E-Book

13. Author(s). Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [updated YYYY MMM DD; accessed YYYY MMM DD]. Extent. Notes.

Example

14. Longo G, Montévil M. Biological time, symmetries and singularities: perspectives on life. Berlin: Springer; 2014 [accessed 2019 Mar 25].

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

On this page:

• General Guidelines
• Print: Conference Paper
• Print: Conference Proceedings
• Electronic: Conference Paper
• Eletronic: Conference Proceedings

General Guidelines

• Author names are listed in order of appearance, citing the surname, followed by a space, and the author initials as given. e.g. Smith E, or Jones FH
• Titles: Capitalize only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns and adjectives.
• Place of publication is listed as the city, and the state or province in brackets (e.g. Ottawa (ON) or Denver (CO). For cities outside of the U.S. and Canada
• Extent and Notes are entirely optional citation elements.
  • Extent refers to pagination, unnumbered pages, volumes, or screens.
  • Notes may indicate that the work is in a language other than English, the ISBN, location, URL, or DOI

Print: Conference Paper

1. Author(s). Title of paper. In: Editor(s). Title of Book/Conference Proceedings. Number and name of conference; date of conference; place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

2. Donnelly RJ. Externally modulated hydrodynamic systems. In: Busse FH, Kramer L, editors. Nonlinear evolution of spatio-temporal structures in dissipative continuous systems. NATO advanced research workshop on nonlinear evolution of spatio-temporal structures in dissipative continuous systems; 1989 Sep 24-29, Streitberg (Germany). New York: Plenum Press; 1990. p. 31-43.

Print: Conference Proceedings

3. Editor(s). Title of book/conference proceedings. Number and name of conference; date of conference; place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

4. Velo G, Wrightman AS, editors. Regular and chaotic motions in dynamic systems. 5th Int. school of mathematical physics and NATO advanced study institute on regular chaotic motions in dynamic systems; 1983 Jul 2-14; Erice (Italy). New York: Plenum Press; c1985.

Electronic: Conference Paper

5. Author(s). Title of paper. In: Editor(s). Title of Book/Conference Proceedings. Number and name of conference; date of conference; place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [updated YYYY MMM DD, accessed YYYY MMM DD]. URL/DOI

Example

6. Oliveira AR, Brito KL, Dias Z, Dias U. Sorting by weighted reversals and transpositions. In: Alves R, editor. Advances in bioinformatics and computational biology. 11th Brazilian symposium on bioinformatics; 2019 oct 30 - nov 1; Niterói (Brazil). Cham (Switzerland): Springer International Publishing; 2018 [accessed 2019 Mar 25]. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-01722-4

Electronic: Conference Proceedings

7. Editor(s). Title of book/conference proceedings. Number and name of conference; date of conference; place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [updated YYYY MMM DD, accessed YYYY MMM DD]. URL/DOI

Example

8. Alves R, editor. Advances in bioinformatics and computational biology. 11th Brazilian symposium on bioinformatics; 2019 oct 30 - nov 1; Niterói (Brazil). Cham (Switzerland): Springer International Publishing; 2018 [accessed 2019 Mar 25]. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-01722-4

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

On this page:

• General Guidelines
• Standard Journal Article
• Multiple Authors
• E-Journal Article

General Guidelines

• Author names are listed in order of appearance, citing the surname, followed by a space, and the author initials as given. e.g. Smith E, or Jones FH
• Article title: Capitalize only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns or adjectives.
• Journal titles should be abbreviated. You can consult the NLM Catalog, as well as the Journal Title Abbreviations page from the California Institute of Technology Library
• E-journals require the inclusion of an update and access date (e.g. [Date updated; Date accessed], as well as a URL or DOI included in the Notes
• Pagination refers to the page numbers in which the article is located
• Notes may indicate that the work is in a language other than English, the ISBN, location, URL, or DOI (Digital Object Identifier). You must indicate a URL or DOI when citing an online article.

Standard Journal Article

1. Author(s). Article title. Journal title. Date;volume(issue):pagination.

Example

2. Kent HA. Polyovular follicles and multinucleate ova in the overies of young hamsters. Anat Rec. 1962;Vol.143(4): p. 345-349.

Multiple Authors

For more than 1 author, seperate names using a comma.

3. Author(s). Article title. Abbreviated Journal title. Date;volume(issue):pagination.

Example

4. Timmermans MC, Das OP, Messing J. Geminiviruses and their uses as extrachomosomal replicons. Annu rev plant physiol plant mol biol. 1994;Vol.45: p. 79-112

Note: For more than 10 authors, list the first 10 followed by "et al."

E-Journal

Insert a URL and a DOI (if available) in the notes section.

5. Author A. Title of article. Abbreviated Journal Title. Date of publication [date updated; date accessed];volume(issue):Pagination. Notes.

Example

6. Pavlova D, Pinxten R, Eens M. Age-related changes of song traits in female European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Anim Biol. 2010 [accessed 2019 Mar 25];Vol.60(1): p.43-59. doi: 10.1163/157075610X12610595764138

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

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• Thesis or Disseration: Print
• Thesis or Dissertation: Electronic

General Guidelines

• Author names are listed in order of appearance, citing the surname, followed by a space, and the author initials as given. e.g. Smith E, or Jones FH
• Title: Capitalize only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns and adjectives.
• Place of publication is listed as the city, and the state or province in brackets (e.g. Ottawa (ON) or Denver (CO) ). For cities outside of the U.S. and Canada, include the country in brackets (e.g. London (England) )
• Publishers of theses or dissertations are often the university or institution granting the degree
• Extent and Notes are entirely optional citation elements.
  • Extent refers to pagination, unnumbered pages, volumes, or screens.
  • Notes may indicate that the work is in a language other than English, the ISBN, location, URL, or DOI

Thesis or Dissertation: Print

1. Author(s). Title [content designator]. Place of publication: Publisher; Date. Extent. Notes.

Example

2. Ruscito A. Selection of DNA aptamers for mycotoxins [master's thesis]. Ottawa ON: Carleton University; 2015.

Thesis or Disseration: Eletronic

Note: When citing an electronic thesis or dissertation, use the extent and notes sections to insert a URL, DOI, or to indicate alternative sources such as databases.

3. Author(s). Title [content designator]. [Place of publication]: Publisher; Date [updated YYYY MMM DD, accessed YYYY MMM DD]. Extent. Notes.

Example

4. Brenna JM. When can genetic information be used to measure inter-population movement. Ottawa ON: Carleton University; 2007 [accessed 2019 Mar 30]. doi: 10.22215/etd/2007-06195.

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

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• Patents
• Government Reports
• Scientific or Technical Reports

Patents

1. Author(s), inventor(s); Patent holder, assignee. Title of patent. Country issuing the patent Country Code patent number. YYYY MMM DD.

Example

2. Couperthwaite S, Lotfi S, inventors; Condair Group AG, assignee. Dual-stage humidifier methods and systems. Canada CA 2967262. 2017 Jun 15.

Government Reports

3. Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication. Extent. Notes.

Example

4. [WPCD] Water Policy and Coordination Directorate. Mercury: fishing for answers. Ottawa (ON): Environment Canada; 2003. [updated 2013; accessed 2019 Mar 29]. http://publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.686398&sl=0.

Scientific or Technical Reports

5. Author(s) or editor(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date. Extent. Report No.: Notes.

Example

6. Peterson B, Robert T. Household risk assessment model. Ottawa (ON): Bank of Canada; 2016 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. Technical Report no. 106. https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2016/09/technical-report-106/

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

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• General Guidelines
• Website
• Blog
• Database
• Online video
• Dataset

General Guidelines

Although online documents such as websites or documents may differ from print books or journals, the basic methods of citation remain the same.

• Update and access dates (e.g. [Date updated; Date accessed] must be included when citing an online resource. If no update date is available, simply enter in the date accessed.
• A URL or DOI (Digital Object Identifier) must be included in the "Notes" field when citing an online reference.

Website

1. Title of Homepage. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; date of publication [updated YYYY MMM DD; accessed YYYY MMM DD]. Notes.

Example

2. Home - Council of Science Editors. Oakbrook Terrace (IL): Council of Science Editors; c2019 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/

Blog

3. Author’s name. Title of post [content designator]. Title of blog. Date of publication. [updated YYYY MMM DD; accessed YYYY MMM DD]. URL.

Example

4. Lewis R. 300th post at DNA science today [blog]. DNA Science Blog. 2019 Jan 31 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://blogs.plos.org/dnascience/2019/01/31/300th-post-at-dna-science-today/.

Database

5. Title of Database. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; Beginning date-ending date [updated YYYY MMM DD; accessed YYYY MMM DD]. Extent. Notes.

Example

6. Drug Product Database. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Canada; 2012- [updated 2018 Dec 14; accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/index-eng.jsp

Online Video

7. Title [content designator]. Program title (if available). Producer. Date first aired or posted, length [updated YYYY MMM DD; accessed YYYY MMM DD]. Extent. Notes.

Example

8. Conference by professor Paul r. Elrich. Population, environment, ethics: where we stand now [video]. UNILTV; 2016 May 6, 1:32:52 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0W7knhLmE

Dataset

9. Author(s). Title [content designator]. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication [updated YYYY MMM DD; accessed YYYY MMM DD]. Extent. Notes.

Example

10. Gao J, Rivadenera F, Rondon GR. The government of canada debt securities data set [data set]. Ottawa (ON): Bank of Canada; 2018 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/02/technical-report-112/

Note: This page deals with CSE style citation in the Citation-Sequence and Citation-Name systems. Click here for the Name-Year system.

On this page

• Using Citation-Sequence
• Formatting your reference list
• Sample reference list

Always include a reference list with full bibliographic information for all cited sources at the end of your report.

The following sample reference list is formatted according to the Citation-Sequence system. Be sure to be consistent throughout your assignment in whichever style you chose to use.

If you wish to cite using the Citation-Name system, click here

If you wish to cite using the Name-Year system, click here

Using Citation-Sequence

• References are numbered
• Reference list is ordered numerically in the sequence they appear in the text.

Formatting your reference list

• Place your reference list at the end of your document
• Begin the reference list on a new page with the title "References" centered in the page.
• Ensure each entry has an associated number (assigned in order of in-text appearance)
• Keep the first line flush with the left-hand margin
• Indent successive lines 1.27cm (also called a hanging indent)

References

1. Velo G, Wrightman AS, editors. Regular and chaotic motions in dynamic systems. 5th Int. school of mathematical physics and NATO advanced study institute on regular chaotic motions in dynamic systems; 1983 Jul 2-14; Erice (Italy). New York: Plenum Press; c1985.

2. Brenna JM. When can genetic information be used to measure inter-population movement. Ottawa ON: Carleton University; 2007 [accessed 2019 Mar 30]. doi: 10.22215/etd/2007-06195.

3. Drug Product Database. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Canada; 2012- [updated 2018 Dec 14; accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/index-eng.jsp

4. Home - Council of Science Editors. Oakbrook Terrace (IL): Council of Science Editors; c2019 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/

5. Rozenburg JJ, editor. Bioethical and ethical issues surrounding the trials and Code of Nuremburg: Nuremberg revisted. Lewiston (NY): Edwin Mellen Press; 2003.

6. Moroz A. The common extremalities in biology and physics: maximum energy dissipation principle in chemistry, biology, physics and evolution. London: Elsevier; 2012. Ch. 2.3.2, On vector formulation of additive control; p. 97-99.

On this page

• Using Citation-Name
• Formatting your reference list
• Sample reference list

Always include a reference list with full bibliographic information for all cited sources at the end of your report.

The following sample reference list is formatted according to the Citation-Name system. Be sure to be consistent throughout your assignment in whichever style you chose to use.

If you wish to cite using the Citation-Sequence system, click here

If you wish to cite using the Name-Year system, click here

Using Citation-Name

• References are be numbered
• Reference list is ordered alphabetically by author surname.
  • Numbers assigned to the end references are used for the in-text references regardless of the sequence in which they appear in the text of the work.

Formatting your reference list

• Place your reference list at the end of your document
• Begin the reference list on a new page with the title "References" centered in the page.
• Ensure each entry has an associated number (assigned according to alphabetical order of your references)
• Keep the first line flush with the left hand margin
• Indent successive lines 1.27cm (also called a hanging indent)

References

1. Brenna JM. When can genetic information be used to measure inter-population movement. Ottawa ON: Carleton University; 2007 [accessed 2019 Mar 30]. doi: 10.22215/etd/2007-06195.

2. Drug Product Database. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Canada; 2012- [updated 2018 Dec 14; accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/index-eng.jsp

3. Home - Council of Science Editors. Oakbrook Terrace (IL): Council of Science Editors; c2019 [accessed 2019 Mar 29]. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/

4. Moroz A. The common extremalities in biology and physics: maximum energy dissipation principle in chemistry, biology, physics and evolution. London: Elsevier; 2012. Ch. 2.3.2, On vector formulation of additive control; p. 97-99.

5. Rozenburg JJ, editor. Bioethical and ethical issues surrounding the trials and Code of Nuremburg: Nuremberg revisted. Lewiston (NY): Edwin Mellen Press; 2003.

6. Velo G, Wrightman AS, editors. Regular and chaotic motions in dynamic systems. 5th Int. school of mathematical physics and NATO advanced study institute on regular chaotic motions in dynamic systems; 1983 Jul 2-14; Erice (Italy). New York: Plenum Press; c1985.