LibGuides: Biology Research: Citing Biology Sources

Citation Formats in Biology

The primary citation formats used in Biology are: APA Style and CSE Style. Print copies of both style guides are available in Ryan Library Reference (see call numbers below).

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: R 808.02 A512p 2010
ISBN: 1433805618
Publication Date: 2009-07-15
Scientific Style and Format by Council of Science Editors, Style Manual Committee Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: R 808.02 S416S 2006
ISBN: 097796650X
Publication Date: 2006-04-01

Help with APA format

APA Citation Cheat Sheet
This page of examples reflects the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (2010).

The main citation format used in Psychology is APA Style.

Use the links below to learn more:

APA Sample Paper
From the Purdue OWL site
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Excellent resource for a variety of writing questions and issues. Be sure to visit the "APA Formatting and Style Guide" page.

Help with CSE Format

Scientific Style and Citation Format Quick Guide
From the publisher

The main citation format used in Biology is CSE Style, from the Council of Science Editors. Use the links below to learn more:

Council of Science Editors Documentation Style
From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin- Madison
Journal Abbreviation Resources on the Web
CSE format requires the use of correct journal abbreviations; this U. of Illinois site gives a variety of sources for this information.
UNC's "Citing Information" page
Includes separate links with sample references for both "Name-Year" and "Citation Sequence" styles in CSE

EndNote Web

Endnote Web is a web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies.

EndNote allows users to:

Search online resources
Collect and organize references
Format citations and footnotes or a bibliography
Use numerous citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian)

EndNote is available to current members of the PLNU community via your network login.