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Writing Guides

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

 

Scholarly and Professional Journals

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Note: When there are between two and ten authors, list all authors in the entry. When there are more than ten, list only the first ten.



1. General Format for Journal Articles

Format:
Entry Number. Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Article title. Journal title. [abbreviated according to the National Information Standards Organization] Year Month and Day of Publication; Volume Number (Issue Number): Inclusive Page Numbers.

Example:

8. Wilton P. The Toronto Free Hospital for Consumptive Poor. Can Med Assoc J. 1992. May 15; 146 (10): 1812-14.

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  • 2. Journal Article Specified by Type (i.e., Editorial)

    Format:
    Entry Number. Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Article Title [type of article]. Title of Journal. Year; Volume (Issue): Inclusive Page Numbers.

    Example:

    9. Besho, F., Kobayashi, N. A historical sketch of pediatric hematology and oncology in Japan [editorial]. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1993; 10(2): v-viii.

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  • 3. Journal Article Paginated by Issue

    Format:
    Entry Number. Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Article Title. Title of Journal. Year of Publication; Volume (Issue): Inclusive Page Numbers.

    Example:

    10. Besho, F., Kobayashi, N. A historical sketch of pediatric hematology and oncology in Japan. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1993; 10(2): v-viii.

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  • 4. Article Published on Non-Contiguous Journal Pages

    Format:
    Entry Number. Last Name and Initials of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Title of article. Title of Journal Year of Publication; Volume Number: First Set of Inclusive Pages, Second Set, etc.

    Example:

    11. Weisse, A.B. A plague in Philadelphia. The story of Legionnaires' disease. Hosp Pract. (Off Ed). 1992; 27(6): 151-4, 157, 161-8.

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  • 5. Article Published in a Journal Supplement

    Format:
    Entry Number. Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Title of article. Title of journal Year of Publication; Volume (Issue Number and Supplement): Inclusive Page Numbers.

    Example:

    12. Feindel, W. Development of surgical therapy of epilepsy at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Can J Neurol Sci. 1991; 18(4 Suppl): 549-53.

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  • 6. Article Published in a Volume Supplement

    Format:
    Entry Number. Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Title of article. Title of Journal Year of Publication; Volume and Supplement Number: Inclusive Page Numbers.

    Example:

    13. Rahe, R.H. Psychosocial stressors and adjustment disorder: Van Gogh's life chart illustrates stress and disease. J Clin Psychiatry. 1990; 51 Suppl: 13-9.

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