One author: Citation-sequence and citation-name
1. Melchias G. Biodiversity and conservation. Enfield (NH): Science; 2001.
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Give the author’s last name first followed by initial(s), with no punctuation between the last name and the initial(s).
Capitalize only the first word and any proper nouns in the title, and do not italicize the title.
Use a semicolon between the publisher’s name and the date of publication.
One author: Name-year
Melchias G. 2001. Biodiversity and conservation. Enfield (NH): Science.
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Do not number the entries. List them alphabetically by authors’ last names.
Give the author’s last name first followed by initial(s), with no punctuation between the last name and the initial(s).
Give the date of publication immediately following the author’s name.
Capitalize only the first word and any proper nouns in the title, and do not italicize the title.
Use a semicolon between the publisher’s name and the date of publication.
Make the first line of the entry flush with the left margin. Indent any additional lines in the entry one-quarter inch.
Two or more authors: Citation-sequence and citation-name
2. Ennos R, Sheffield E. Plant life. Boston: Blackwell Scientific; 2000.
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Additional example, annotated
Explain
List the authors in the order in which they appear on the title page.
Use only a comma, not & or “and,” between the authors’ names.
For a work with two to ten authors, list all the authors.
For eleven or more authors, list the first ten followed by “et al.” (for “and others”).
Two or more authors: Name-year
Ennos R, Sheffield E. 2000. Plant life. Boston: Blackwell Scientific.
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Additional example, annotated
Explain
Do not number the entries. List them alphabetically by authors’ last names.
Give the date of publication immediately following the author’s name.
List the authors in the order in which they appear on the title page.
Use only a comma, not & or “and,” between the authors’ names.
For a work with two to ten authors, list all the authors.
For eleven or more authors, list the first ten followed by “et al.” (for “and others”).
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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CSE guidelines, reference list
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