CSE Style

Elements of a Journal Citation: A complete journal citation consists of author(s) last name(s) and initials, abbreviated journal title, date of publication, volume number, issue, and page range. Online journal articles also included the date you accessed the article and a doi or URL. Note that none of these elements are bolded or italicized, and punctuation matters. The order of elements in your citation will vary according to the in-text citation style you are using. Examples are listed on this page for both scenarios. For more information about in-text citations, refer the the CSE Style Guide homepage.

Author Names: If a journal article has between one and ten authors, list all of them in your end reference. If a journal article has more than ten authors, list the first ten followed by "et al." in your citation. Author names are separated with a comma. List the authors' names in the same order as they are listed in the paper being cited.

Article Titles: Only the first word and any proper nouns are capitalized in the article title. If there is a species name in an article title, put the species name in italics.

Journal Names: CSE style uses abbreviated journal names, rather than the full name of the journal. Use one of the links below to search for a journal's standard abbreviation.

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name:

Author(s). Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Date of publication [date updated; date accessed];volume(issue):page range. URL or doi.

Lycett KA, Shields JD, Chung JS, Pitula JS. Population structure of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the Maryland coastal bays. J Shellfish Res. 2020 [accessed 2021 Oct 21];39(3):699-713. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.039.0316

Name-Year:

Author(s). Date of publication. Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. [date updated; date accessed];volume(issue):page range. URL or doi.

Lycett KA, Shields JD, Chung JS, Pitula JS. 2020. Population structure of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the Maryland coastal bays. J Shellfish Res. [accessed 2021 Oct 21];39(3):699-713. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.039.0316

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name:

Author(s). Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Date;volume(issue):page range.

Smart N, Fang ZY, Marwick TH. A practical guide to exercise training for heart failure patients. J Card Fail. 2003;9(1):49-58.

Name-Year:

Author(s). Date. Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Volume(issue):page range.

Smart N, Fang ZY, Marwick TH. 2003. A practical guide to exercise training for heart failure patients. J Card Fail. 9(1):49-58.

If a journal article is published by an organization and no individual author name is present, use the name of the organization in place of an author name.

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name:

Organization Name. Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Date;volume(issue):page range.

Royal Marsden Hospital Bone-Marrow Transplantation Team (GB). Failure of Syngeneic bone-marrow graft without preconditioning in post-hepatitis marrow aplasia. Lancet. 1977;2(8041):742-744.

Name-Year:

Organization Name. Date. Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Volume(issue):page range.

Royal Marsden Hospital Bone-Marrow Transplantation Team (GB). 1977. Failure of Syngeneic bone-marrow graft without preconditioning in post-hepatitis marrow aplasia. Lancet. 2(8041):742-744.

If a journal article has neither an author name nor an organization name listed, begin your end reference with the article title.

Citation-Sequence or Citation-Name:

Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Date;volume(issue):page range.

Changes made to policy, standards for disease-specific care certification. Jt Comm Perspect. 2003;23(1):9-10.

Name-Year:

Article title. Date. Journal Title Abbreviation. Volume(issue):page range.

Changes made to policy, standards for disease-specific care certification. 2003. Jt Comm Perspect. 23(1):9-10.