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[Planet] Citing Full Text Sources:
EBSCOhost Articles WilsonWeb Articles Gale Articles
Web Page JSTOR More CSE Examples
[Source] Citing "Traditional" Sources: Books and Periodicals in Paper, Microfiche, or Microfilm
Books Journals Magazines Newspapers
[Question mark] Frequent Questions:
No Author Given Citation Makers Help with Citing

 

NOTE:

  • All examples use the Name-Year System.
  • Abbreviate months using the first three characters, e.g., Aug for August.
  • This page follows the citation style of Scientific style and format: The CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers by the Style Manual Committee, Council of Biology Editors, 2006, 7th edition.


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EBSCOhost Articles

EBSCOhost Article Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical [serial online];volume number(issue number):pages. Available from: EBSCOhost/Database Name(Article Number). Accessed Date of Visit.
Works Cited Example: EBSCOhost Record
Kuttruff JT, DeHart SG. 1998. 7500 years of prehistoric footwear from Arnold Research Cave, Missouri. Science [serial online]; 281(5373): 72. Available from: EBSCOhost/Academic Search Premier(830557). Accessed 2000 Aug 11.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Kuttruff and DeHart 1998)

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WilsonWeb Articles

WilsonWeb Article Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical [serial online];volume number(issue number):pages. Available from: WilsonWeb/Database Name(Article Number). Accessed Date of Visit.
Works Cited Example: WilsonWeb Record
Hutler M, Beneke R, Boning D. 2000. Determination of circulating hemoglobin mass and related quantities by using capillary blood. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise [serial online]; 32(5): 1024-7. Available from: WilsonWeb/Education Full Text(200001825300). Accessed 2000 Aug 14.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Hutler and others 2000)

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Gale Articles

Gale Article Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical [serial online]; volume number(issue number):pages. Available from: Gale/Database Name(Article Number). Accessed Date of Visit.
Works Cited Example: Gale Record
Bem DJ. 2000. Exotic becomes Erotic: Interpreting the Biological Correlates of Sexual Orientation. Archives of Sexual Behavior [serial online]; 29(6): 16. Available from: EBSCOhost/Academic Search Premier(A67882376). Accessed 2002 Sep 20.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Bem 2000)

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JSTOR Articles

JSTOR Article Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical [serial online]; volume number(issue number):pages. Available from: Gale/Database Name(Article Number). Accessed Date of Visit.
Works Cited Example:
Bem DJ. 2000. Exotic becomes Erotic: Interpreting the Biological Correlates of Sexual Orientation. Archives of Sexual Behavior [serial online]; 29(6):16. Available from: JSTOR. Accessed 2002 Sept 20.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Bem 2000)

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Web Pages

Web Page Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Title of web page. [online]. Available from: Protocol, Address, and Path. Accessed Date of Visit.
Works Cited Example:
Roecker F. 2000. CBE style form guide. [Online]. Available from:
http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/guides/cbegd.html. Accessed 2000 Aug 14.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Roecker 2000)

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Journal Examples

Journals with Continuous Pagination Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical volume number(issue number): pages.
Works Cited Example:
McNew JA, Weber T, Parlati F. 2000. Close is not enough: SNARE-dependent membrane fusion requires an active mechanism that transduces force to membrane anchors. Journal of Cell Biology 150(1): 105-17.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(McNew and others 2000)

To locate additional citation examples, consult Style Manuals on Reserve.

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Journal with Pagination by Issue Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical volume number(issue number): pages.
Works Cited Example:
Schwartlander B, Garnett G, Walker N, Anderson R. 2000. AIDS in a new
millennium. Science 289(5476):64.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Schwartlander and others 2000)

To locate additional citation examples, consult Style Manuals on Reserve.

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Magazine Example

Magazine Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical:pages.
Works Cited Example:
Hesman T. 2000. Another chromosome down, more to go. Science News:311.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Hesman 2000)

To locate additional citation examples, consult Style Manuals on Reserve.

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Newspaper Example

Newspaper Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year Month Day. Article title. Title of Newspaper;Section Designator:Page Number(column number).
Works Cited Example:
Couch MP. 2000 Aug 8. Razing of contaminated building OK'd - Freight House tenants pleased by EPA action. Kansas City Star;Sect D:4.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Couch 2000)

To locate additional citation examples, consult Style Manuals on Reserve.

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Book Example

Book Entry Elements:
Author's [or editor's] Last Name First Initial. Year. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher Name.
Works Cited Example:
Huber BT, MacLeod KG, Wing SL. 2000. Warm climates in earth history.
New York: Cambridge University Press.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
(Huber and others 2000)

To locate additional citation examples, consult Style Manuals on Reserve.

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No Author Given

NOTE:
  • When no author is indicated, begin the entry with the title of the work, as shown below.
  • The following example is a paper issue journal article with continuous pagination.

EBSCOhost Article Entry Elements:
Author's Last Name First Initial. Year. Article title. Title of Periodical volume number(issue number):pages.
Works Cited Example:
[Anonymous] 2000. Close is not enough: SNARE-dependent membrane fusion requires an active mechanism that transduces force to membrane anchors. Journal of Cell Biology 150(1):105-17.
Parenthetical Reference Example:
([Anonymous] 2000)

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More Scientific (CSE) Examples

CSE Style Form Guide
This guide is based on Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th edition, 2006 and is provided by the Ohio State University Libraries.

Revised (September 30, 2009)
Created (August 1996)
Current Author: Lori Mardis
Links Verified (October 2008)