CSE - Council of Science Editors (Citation/Sequence System)

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The Council of Science Editors scientific style of documentation is used in the biological sciences and many other fields of scientific study as well. Like the Chicago Manual of Style, it offers two approaches for documenting sources: 1) a citation/sequence system and, 2) a name/year system. This guide explains the Citation/Sequence system. A separate guide explains the Council of Science Editors (Name/Year System).

Inserted at the point of reference, superscripted numbers interact with sequentially numbered entries on a References list located at the end of the book or document.

This guide is based on Scientific Styles and Format (6th ed.), a publication of the Council of Science Editors. The standards of documentation they present follow those found in National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation (NLM 1991).

To learn more about the Council of Science Editors Citation/Sequence system click on the following links.

• Citing Sources Within Your Paper (Using In-Text Numbering)
• Citing Sources at the End of Your Document
• Additional Resources