This style is is often used by students and scholars in the biological sciences.
Authoritative style is given in this book:
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Council of Science Editors. 2006. Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. Reston, VA : Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press. See page 492 (general description) and pages 504 onward for details about citing references. Ref Desk T11 S386 2006. |
The following websites can often serve as a substititute for the book:
CBE Style Guide for Bibliographies and Footnotes (University of Washington Libraries. "CBE" was the older name for "CSE". )
Using the CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources This website from Bedford/St Martins press has examples for both hard copy and electronic styles.
Model Documents Gallery: Natural and Applied Sciences (Bedford/St Martin's Press) Gives an example term paper written and documented in CBE style, but does not provide very many examples of electronic sources.
CBE Documentation (The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center) gives examples for citing hard copy sources, but does not provide guidance for citing electronic sources.
CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Style (Weber State University) provides several examples of citing electronic sources.
CBE Style for Electronic Resources (Schwob Library, Columbus State University) Gives the most detail for documenting a variety of types of electronic resources.
CSE Documentation | Printable Version (Austin Community College.) Has examples of electronic sources.
For students just interested in constructing citations in a Name-Year format:
Create a CBE name-year reference list (Univ of Wisconsin - Madison)
CSE Documentation | Printable Version (Austin Community College). Has examples of electronic sources.
Sourceaid's Citation Builder (Use the "CSE style")
James S. Koga
jskoga@csupomona.edu
