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).

• Scientific Style (CSE) and Format Citation Quick Guide

Online Quick Guide from the Council of Science Editors

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.