Council of Science Editors (CSE) Citation Style Guide

Journal article

Author name. Year. Article title. Journal Title Abbrev. Volume(Issue):Page(s). DOI/URL

Anatomy of a citation

1. Author name(s): Formatted as last name and initials (no periods) and separated by commas. Do not use & or "and" before the last author. For articles with more than 5 authors, list the first author followed by “et al.”
2. Year of publication
3. Title: Use sentence case.
4. Journal name: Use abbreviated form with no periods.*
5. Volume and issue: If part of a supplemental issue, include "Suppl #" after issue number.
6. Page number(s): If no page numbers, use article number.
7. DOI or URL: Format the DOI as the full URL (if published online).

*Standard ISO 4:1997 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the official standard for abbreviating journal titles. Since this document is paywalled, use these resources:

• List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA)
• NLM Journal Catalog
• CAS Source Index (CASSI)

Example

Newspaper/magazine article

Author name. Publication date. Article title. Newspaper/Magazine Name (edition). URL

or

Author name. Publication date. Article title. Newspaper/Magazine Name (edition);section:page(s).

Anatomy of a citation

1. Author name(s): Formatted as last name and initials (no periods) and separated by commas. Do not use & or "and" before the last author. For articles with more than 5 authors, list the first author followed by “et al.”
2. Date: Formatted as year month (abbreviated) and day (include updated date in brackets if applicable).
3. Title: Use sentence case.
4. Serial name: Full name of the magazine or newspaper, include edition in parentheses if applicable.
5. Section/pages: If published in print.
6. URL: If published online.

Examples