Biology

What is CSE Style? CSE (Council of Science Editors) Style is widely used in scientific disciplines, particularly in the natural and physical sciences. The CSE manual describes three systems of documentation. All three systems use a reference list at the end of the paper with complete source information.

Official Guidance from the CSE

• Quick Guide to Scientific Style and Format (www.scientificstyleandformat.org/Tools/SSF-Citation-Quick-Guide.html)

   

Online CSE Name-Year Style Guides

• Citation Guide: CSE Name-Year System (https://wac.colostate.edu/repository/writing/guides/cse-nameyear/) 
  Guide to using parenthetical references in CSE Style
• Cite Your Sources: CSE Name-Year (https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/CSENameYear)

  From the University of Guelph -- see also their several videos on the guide

• The Writer's Handbook: CSE Documention Style (https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/doccse/)

  Quick guide to both Name-Year and Citation-Sequence/Citation-Name systems

Online CSE Citation-Name/Citation-Sequence Style Guides

• Citation Guide: CSE Citation-Sequence System (https://wac.colostate.edu/repository/writing/guides/cse/)

  Guide to using numbered references in CSE Style.

• Cite Your Sources: CSE CItation-Name (https://guides.lib.uoguelph.ca/CSECitationName)

  From the University of Guelph; see also their several videos on the guide.

• The Writer's Handbook: CSE Documentation Style (writing.wisc.edu/handbook/documentation/doccse/)

  Quick guide to both Name-Year and Citation-Sequence/Citation-Name systems