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.
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.
CSE does not provide specific guidelines for the name-year reference list. You may use a hanging indent (as shown here) for readability.
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