Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th

ed., outlines three distinct reference strategies: citation-name (c-n); citation-sequence

(c-s); name-year (n-y). Consult the Sam Houston Writing Centers handout Citing CSE
Print Sources for information on these options.

Author provide when available; e.g. Smith JT

Webpage use either the most prominent wording specific to the page or the wording from
the title bar of the Web browser
Medium designator in brackets before period for webpage title; e.g. [Internet]
Edition a numbered version (e.g. version 2.0), release, or update
Place of publication search for it; infer it if possible (for instance, based on the
organizations headquarters; if inferred: place in brackets, e.g. [Huntsville (TX)]
Publisher responsible organization
Date of publication year month day; date of posting preferred; date of copyright acceptable
(use: cYEAR); for n-y system, this date moves to the second position (after author or
webpage, whichever is the first component)
Date updated when date is labeled as modified or updated
Date cited the date you accessed the content
Notes the web address; break it at a slash (/)

Citation-name & Citation-sequence

Webpage
Title of Webpage [medium designator]. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; date of
publication [date updated; date cited]. Notes.

AIP: Statistical Research Center [Internet]. [College Park (MD)]: American Institute of Physics;
2010 [cited 2010 Aug 4]. Available from: http://www.aip.org/statistics/

Webpage with author

Author. Title of Webpage [medium designator]. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; date of
publication [date updated; date cited]. Notes.

O'Connor JJ, Robertson EF. Einstein Biography [Internet]. St. Andrews (Scotland): University
of St. Andrews; 1997 April [cited 2010 Aug 4]. Available from: http://www-history.mcs.st-
andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Einstein.html

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and publishers. 7th ed. New York (NY): Rockefeller
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 Books on Internet
Author(s). Title of book [medium designator]. Edition, Place of publication: publisher; date of
publication [date updated; date cited]. notes.

Chiras CD. Human body systems: structure, function and environment [Internet]. Sudbury
(MA): Jones and Bartlett Publishers; c2003 [cited 2010 Aug 8]. Available from: http://
books.google.com/books?
id=kTUD3BJz8FYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=biology+sam+houston+state&source=gbs_simil
arbooks_s&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Journal Article on Internet

Author(s) of article. Title of article. Title of journal (edition) [medium designator]. Date of
publication [date updated; date cited]; volume(issue):location. Notes.

Stellino MB, Sinclair CD, Partridge JA, King KM. Differences in children's recess physical
activity: recess activity of the week intervention. J Sch Health [Internet]. 2010 Sep [cited 2110
Aug 10]; 80(9):436-444. Available from: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/
pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=104&sid=8dccfb25-8205-46c1-9e2d-29e6c15132e3%40sessionmgr114

Name-year
Move the date to the second position. If the only date provided is the modified/updated date,
leave it in the brackets and labeled updated when you move it.

Webpage
Title of Homepage [medium designator]. Date of publication. Edition. Place of publication:
publisher; [date updated; date cited]. Notes.

AIP: Statistical Research Center [Internet]. 2010. [College Park (MD)]: American Institute of
Physics; [cited 2010 Aug 4]. Available from: http://www.aip.org/statistics/

Webpage with Author

Author. Date of publication. Title of Webpage [medium designator]. Edition. Place of
publication: publisher; [date updated; date cited]. Notes.

O'Connor JJ, Robertson EF. Einstein Biography [Internet]. 1997 April. St. Andrews (Scotland):
University of St. Andrews; [cited 2010 Aug 4]. Available from: http://www-history.mcs.st-
andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Einstein.html