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Career & Graduate School Resources (McEntegart Library): CSE / CBE

McEntegart Library Guide: This guide provides resources on graduate school programs and starting your job search.

Citation Styles

CSE style (named for Council of Science Editors) is used for the sciences like:

Biology
Botany
Microbiology
Zoology

The SJC Biology Department prefers the Name-Year convention (you will notice that there are many variations of style for this citation type).

Scientific Style and Format 8th Edition

Scientific Style and Format by Council of Science Editors
Call Number: REF T11 .S386 2014

CSE Style Paper

Sample CSE style paper
from Diana Hacker's Research & Documentation Online

Citing Sources in CSE

Google Slides: Citing Sources in CSE

Citation Websites

CSE Tutorial from UNC
Penn State University CSE Tutorial
The Writer's Handbook: CSE
From the Writing Center of University of Wisconsin-Madison.

CSE Annotated Bibliography

CSE Annotated Bibliography (Name-Year system) example

Sample Page: CSE (Name/Year)-formatted annotated bibliography:

CSE Annotated Bibliography (Alternate System) example

Sample Page: CSE (Alternate System)-formatted annotated bibliography:

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