What is CSE? CSE (Council of Science Editors) style uses three different systems for citations: name-year, citation-sequence, and citation-name. According to the CSE Manual, all three systems are valid. Check with your instructor to see if there is a system they prefer, then pick one and stick with it. Name-Year System This is the simplest of the three systems. For both in-text and end of text citations, the name of the author is followed by the year of publication. The generic structure of the citation is given first, in italics. This is followed by an example for each of these types: Book, Magazine article, Newspaper Article, Journal Article, and Website. Book Last Name and Initial(s) of First Author, [Followed by Last Name and Initial(s) of Other Authors, if Any]. Date. Title of Book. Edition [if any]. Place of publication: Publisher. (NOTE: Use a hanging indent for second line as in example). Boersma PD, Reichard SH, Van Buren AN. 2006. Invasive species in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle (WA): University of Washington Press. Magazine article Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Year Month Day of Publication. Title of article. Title of Magazine: page numbers. (NOTE: Use a hanging indent for second line if needed). Frimodig A, Ramey K. 2009 Jan/Feb. Eel grass. Outdoor California: 6-11. Young JD, Martel J. 2010 Jan. The rise and fall of nanobacteria. Scientific American: 52-59. Newspaper article Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Year Month Day of Publication.. Title of article. Title of Newspaper (edition); Section:beginning page of article (column no.). (NOTE: Use a hanging indent for second line as in example). Learn S. 2010 May 14. Invasive organism discovered at coast. The Oregonian (Sunrise Ed.). Sect. B:2(col. 1). Journal article Last Name and Initial(s) of Author, [followed by last names and initials of other authors, if any]. Year of publication. Title of article. Title of Journal Volume(Issue): page numbers. (NOTE: Use a hanging indent for second line as in example). Barnas KA, Wargo Rub AM, Sanderson BL. 2009. Nonindigenous species of the Pacific Northwest: An overlooked risk to endangered salmon? Bioscience. 59(3):243-56. Keisuke I, Toshio S. 2014. Metabolic requirements for the maintenance of self-renewing stem cells. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. [accessed 2015 Sep 21];15(4):243-256. doi: 10.1038/nrm3772. Website Last Name and Initial(s) of Author; Title of web page [Internet]. [Date of publication/update]. Place of publication: Publisher; [date of citation]. Available from: (Insert URL). (NOTE: Use a hanging indent after second line as in example). Invasive plant management in Portland [Internet]. 2011. Portland (OR): City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services; [cited 2011 March 4]. Available from: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=45696. Get Help from PCC Librarians Call a Librarian Cascade: 971-722-5269 Rock Creek: 971-722-7239 Southeast: 971-722-6289 Sylvania: 971-722-4500 Email or Chat a Librarian Email: refer@pcc.edu Chat: Click the yellow “Chat” button on the top right of every page on the PCC Library website.