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Citation Styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, & Beyond!: CSE

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How to Cite in CSE Style

What is CSE Style?

CSE stands for Council of Science Editors and is commonly used when writing scientifically. CSE style includes three major systems for organizing your references: citation-sequence, citation-name, and name-year. These systems indicate how your in-text citations look and how your reference list is organized. The system most commonly used in Environmental Studies classes at W&J is name-year.

In the Name-Year system, in-text citations share the authors name and the date of publication and the cited reference list is organized alphabetically. 

CSE uses abbreviated journal titles which can be overwhelming for first-time users. We encourage you to ask a librarian for help.

Examples of CSE Style

In CSE style, keep in mind these general rules:

  • When listing authors, spell out the last name but use initials for first and middle names. Do not use a comma between the last name and initials.
  • List out up to 10 authors. At 11 or more, use the first ten names followed by et al. 
  • For titles, capitalize only the first word and proper nouns. 
  • Any Journal Title longer than one word should be abbreviated. 
  • Anytime you are citing an online source you must add the [accessed date] and URL.
Books Maslin M. 2004. Global warming: a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [accessed 2021 Feb 9]. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=nlebk&AN=186582&site=eds-live&custid=s9006354.
Articles Olabi A G, Maizak D, Wilberforce T. 2020. Review of the regulations and techniques to eliminate toxic emissions from diesel engine cars. Sci Total Environ. [accessed 2021 Feb 9]; 748: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141249.
Websites Smith A B. 2020. 2010-2019: a landmark decade of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. [Internet]. Climate.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [modified 2020 Jan 8; cited 2021 Feb 9]. Available from: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/2010-2019-landmark-decade-us-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate.

 

Online CSE Citation Style Resources