CSE Citation Style Guide

This guide outlines how to cite some of the more common information sources in the Council of Science Editor’s (CSE) Style Name-Year system. For a comprehensive listing, please consult:

Note that sample references can be found beginning at Chapter 29.2: References within the Text (In-Text References).

• Scientific Style and Format Citation Quick Guide

From the Council of Science Editors

The Council of Science Editor's (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, as well as a Reference List at the end of your paper.
• CSE was formerly called CBE style.

The purpose of documentation is to:

• Identify (cite) other people’s ideas and information used within your essay or term paper.
• Indicate the authors or sources of these in a Works Cited list at the end of your paper.