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Scientific Styles

A guide providing an overview of different scientific / medical styles and information on how to use the CSE (Council of Science Editors) Scientific Style.

Examples of In-Text Citations and References for Articles

In-text Citation: Formatting of multiple authors follows the same format as books.
Bibliography: Words in journal titles are abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations. If an abbreviation is not available for a word, use the whole word.
Include the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) when available. (Learn more about DOIs).

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Martín 2013).

Narrative: Martín (2013) highlights...

Reference

Martín GAR. 2013. Shaw by the numbers. Shaw. 33(1):176–202.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Li 2014).

Narrative: Li (2014) highlights...

Reference

Li LC. 2014. Multiple trajectories and “good governance” in Asia: an introduction. J of Contemporary Asia. [accessed March 15, 2018];44(2):187–203. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472336.2013.871836. doi:10.1080/00472336.2013.870827.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Greene and Shorter 2012).

Narrative: Greene and Shorter (2012) highlight...

Reference

Greene M, Shorter P. 2012. Building conceptual understanding in precalculus. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal. [accessed March 15, 2018];6(2):1–16. http://www.kpu.ca/td/past-issues/6-2.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Fiore 2014).

Narrative: Fiore (2014) highlights...

Reference

Fiore A. 2014. The master code. Popular Science. 284(5):54–84.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Sarconi 2017).

Narrative: Sarconi (2017) highlights...

Reference

Sarconi P. 2017 May 16. OK, house. get smart: make the most of your AI home minions. WIRED. [accessed March 13, 2018]. https://www.wired.com/2017/06/guide-to-ai-artificial-intelligence-at-home/.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Stibel 2018).

Narrative: Stibel (2018) highlights...

Reference

Stibel J. 2018 Feb 17. The Internet is changing us, but it’s not all bad. USA Today. Sect. B:2.

For a newspaper article with no author, list the newspaper’s name in place of an author’s name in the reference list.
For the in-text citation, use the first few words of the title in double quotation marks and the year.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods ("MLB appears close" 2014).

Narrative: In the newspaper article "MLB appears close to new drug agreement" (2013), it highlights...

Reference

MLB appears close to new drug agreement. 2014 Mar 26. The Washington Post. Sect. D:05.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical: Numerous studies have replicated these results utilizing the same methods (Delgado 2014).

Narrative: Delgado (2014) highlights...

Reference

Delgado J. 2014 Jun 2. Work to begin on Grant Park skate park. Chicago Tribune. [accessed 2018 Mar 28]. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-06-02/news/ct-grant-park-new-skate-park-met-20140602_1_skate-park-tif-funds-grant-park-conservancy.