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Create a CBE citation-sequence reference list

A reference list at the end of the document (headed "References" or "Cited References") is ordered according to the numbers assigned to the references in the text.

References other than text citations appear under other headings:

  • Documents you did not cite specifically but used as sources: list alphabetically by author under the heading "Additional References."

  • Supplementary documents that did not serve as sources: list alphabetically by author under "Additional Reading" or "Bibliography."

Use the table below to learn how to create CBE citation-sequence system reference list entries for various types of sources:

When you have a . . . Format your reference list entry like this:

Book (1) 

1 Voet D, Voet JG. Biochemistry. New York: J Wiley; 1990. 1223 p.

[NB: References for books have spaces after colon and semicolon separating city, publisher, date. Total pages (1223 p) given for whole book.]
Book (2):
Volume with separate title
 
2 Cajori F. A history of mathematical notations. Volume 2,

Notation mainly in higher mathematics. Chicago: Open Court; 1929.

[NB: No pages given for volume.]
Chapter/Article in edited book; edition
 
3 Kuret JA, Murad F. Adenohypophyseal hormones and related

substances. In: Gilman AG, Rall TW, Nies AS, Taylor P,editors. 

The pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 8th ed. New York: Pergamon; 

1990. p 1334-60.

[NB: Inclusive pages of chapter/article (p 1334-60) given.]
Journal article (1):
Single Author
 
4 Holt WV. Epididymal origin of a coiled-tail sperm

defect in a boar. J Reprod Fertil 1982;64:485-9.

[NB: References for articles have no spaces after semi-colon and colon separating date, volume, and page; no "p" for page.]

Journal article (2):
Two authors; discontinuous pages

 
5 Crews D, Gartska WR. The ecological physiology of the

garter snake. Sci Am 1981;245:158-64, 166-8.

Journal article (3):
Three or more authors

 
6 Wildt DE, Monfort SL, Donoghue AM, Johnston LA, Howard

JG. Embryogenesis in conservation biology--or, how to make an

endangered species embryo.  Theriogenology 1992;37:161-84.

Journal article (4):
Organization as author

 
7 Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry and 

Clinical Physiology, Committee on Enzymes. Recommended method

for the determination of y-glutamyltransferase in blood. Scand

J Clin Lab Invest 1976;36:119-25.

Abstract

 
8 Mendez MF, Manon-Espaillat R, Lanska DJ, Burstine TH.

Epilepsy and suicide attempts [abstract].  In: American Academy

of Neurology 41st annual meeting program; 1989 Apr 13-19;

Chicago. Cleveland (OH): Edgell Communications; 1989. p 295.

Abstract nr PP369.

Thesis or dissertation

 
9 Ritzmann RE. The snapping mechanism of Alpheid shrimp

[dissertation]. Charlottesville (VA): University of Virginia;

1974.  59 p. Available from: University Microfilms, Ann Arbor,

MI; AAD74-23.

Government report

 
10 National Institutes of Health (US) [NIH].  Report of

the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Panel, consultants to

the Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH. Final report.

Bethesda (MD): NIH; 1988 Dec. 2 volumes. Available from: NTIS,

Springfield, VA; PB90-155268, PB90-155276.

 

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