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Citing Information

CSE/CBE: Objectives

CSE style, formerly called CBE style, refers to the citation style established by the Council of Science Editors. CSE is the format preferred by writers in many disciplines in the natural sciences, including biology, geology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. CSE style provides two different citation systems: the Name-Year system and the Citation-Sequence system (sometimes called the Superscript system. These systems differ in their presentation of in-text citations and in the way works cited are listed. The following pages provide examples of how to cite resources using both systems.

For more information consult Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (call number T11 .S386 2006), available at the Davis and UL reference desks, or visit the Council of Science Editors website.

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Last updated: July 22, 2008