CSE reference list example. Article in a journal: name-year. [authors, last names plus initials, followed by period] Gulbins E, Lang F. [year, followed by period] 2001. [article title, followed by period] Pathogens, host-cell invasion and disease. [journal title, abbreviated, followed by period] Am Sci. [volume, issue (issue in parentheses), colon, page numbers, period] 89(5):406-413.