Article with a corporate author (CSE)

Citation-sequence and citation-name

9. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Clinical trial registration: a statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. JAMA. 2004;292(11):1363-1364.

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  • When a work has a corporate author, begin with the authoring organization, followed by the article title, journal title, and all other publication information.

  • Make the first line of the entry flush with the left margin. Indent any additional lines in the entry one-quarter inch.

Name-year

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. 2004. Clinical trial registration: a statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. JAMA. 292(11):1363-1364.

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  • A familiar abbreviation for an organization is given in brackets at the beginning of the entry: [NCI] National Cancer Institute. 2004. See the name-year example here.

  • The abbreviation is used in the in-text citation: (NCI 2004).

  • Make the first line of the entry flush with the left margin. Indent any additional lines in the entry one-quarter inch.

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