CSE Citation Style Guide

This guide gives examples of some commonly found resource types cited in the Council of Science Editor’s (CSE) Style Name-Year system. For a comprehensive listing, please consult:

Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, editors, and Publishers, 8th Ed.

Sample references from the above resource can be found beginning at Chapter 29.2: References within the Text (In-Text References).

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) style is used for citing references in the physical and life sciences.

• The CSE style has two systems of citation, the Citation-Sequence system and the Name-Year system. This guide focuses on the Name-Year system. 
• Your CSE citations will include in text citations, and a Reference List at the end of your paper.