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Citing Sources

Online CSE Guides

These sites provides examples and basic instructions for citing in CSE in-text and generating a reference list.

CSE Quick Citation Guide from PSU
CSE 8th Name-Year from UNC
Scientific Style and Format Citation Quick Guide
Online Quick Guide from the publishers of the CSE Manual.

Journal Abbreviation Tools

CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool
Look up titles and abbreviations included in CAS products like SciFinder.
Journal Title Abbreviations from CalTech
Journal abbreviations from ISI, accessed via Cal Tech.
Science and Engineering Journal Abbreviations via UBC
More journal abbreviations collected by the Library at the University of British Columbia.
NLM Journal Catalog
Look up journals referenced in NLM products like PubMed.

Go to the (Print) Source

Scientific Style and Format
Call Number: Ready Ref T 11 .S386 2014

Developed by the Council of Science Editors (CSE), the chapters on books and journals provide advice pertinent to both electronic and print publication, and authoritative online resources are listed where available.

The Manual also provides detailed instructions on citing non-traditional sources and creating correct abbreviations for titles that are not listed in the tools below.

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