The three CSE systems specify the ways that sources are cited in the text of the paper and in the reference list at the end of the paper.
The citation-sequence and citation-name systems use superscript numbers in the text of the paper that refer to numbered sources in the reference list.
The name-year system gives the source’s author and year of publication in the text and lists the sources alphabetically by author in the reference list.
The three systems are described briefly on the following pages:
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