Your lab report's works cited page and in-text citations should be formatted using the CSE Name-Year system. If your instructor requires you to use the 9th edition (released May 2024), this is the page you should reference. The print version of the 9th edition is available at the Library from the Information Desk for in-building use (call # T11.C68 2024). For commonly accepted abbreviated journal titles, see the next tab which provides several sources you can consult to determine these.
Citing journal articles
Format: Author(s). Date. Title of article. Abbreviated title of journal. Volume(issue):page range.
Citing a journal article with one author
End Reference:
Stanhill G. 1958. Effects of soil moisture on the yield and quality of early turnips: I. Response to different sustained soil moisture regimes. J Hortic Sci. 33(2):108-118.
In-text citation:
(Stanhill 1958)
Citing a journal article with two authors.
End Reference:
Asare E, Scarisbrick DH. 1995. Rate of nitrogen and sulphur fertilizers on yield, yield components and seed quality of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Field Crop Res. 44(1):41-46.
In-text citation:
(Asare and Scarisbrick 2009)
Citing a journal article with 3-5 authors.
Li N, Yang R, Shen S, Zhao J. 2024. Molecular mechanism of flowering time regulation in Brassica rapa: similarities and differences with Arabidopsis. Hortic Plant J. 10:615-628.
In-text citation:
(Li et al. 2024)
If a reference has more than 5 authors, only list the first author and then "et al.".
End Reference:
Lyons G et al. 2009. Selenium increases seed production in Brassica. Plant Soil. 318:73-80.
In-text citation:
(Lyons et al. 2009)
Citing books
Format: Author(s). Date. Title. Edition. Publisher name.
Citing an entire book (in CSE 9th ed., it is no longer necessary to provide a publisher location)
End Reference:
Murphy B. 1998. Greener pastures on your side of the fence. 4th ed. Arriba Pub.
In-text citation:
(Murphy 1998)
Citing a single chapter from an edited volume
For this case, you would need to cite a little differently from citing the entire book.
End Reference:
Pang E, Cao H, Zhang B, Lin K. 2015. Crop genome annotation: a case study for the Brassica rapa genome. In: Wang X, Kole C, editors. The Brassica rapa genome. Springer. p. 53-64.
In-text citation:
(Pang et al. 2015)