CSE Annotated Bibliography
Style Guide
Revised September 2009

What is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources in a specific citation format, each followed by a brief note or annotation. The citation style used in these examples is Council of Science Editors or CSE, name-year format. The annotation section will be composed of two parts, a 2-3 sentence summary of the article and a 2-3 sentence evaluation which explains credibility and usefulness of source to your research. Here is an example:

Kuret JA, Murad F. 1990. Adenohypophyseal hormones and related substances. In: Gilman AG, Rall TW, Nies AS, Taylor P, editors. The pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 8th ed. New York: Pergamon. p 1334-35.

Summary: This article looks at the seven distinct hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis and the substances closely related to them in chemical design. It described the uses for these hormones and their interchangeability in medications. Kuret and Murad also detailed future drugs that may be using these hormones as a basic component.
Evaluation: The article provided more detailed background on my subject I hadn’t found previously. The possible future use of the hormones was particularly helpful. Because this is an older article, I am seeing where it is cited to find more recent information.

Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style format guide:

CSE name-year citation style is frequently used in the Biology department at Augustana College. RefWorks, on the library page at http://www.augustana.edu/library, allows you to import, store and create bibliographies in CSE style. Not all databases import citations correctly, so you are responsible for modifying your bibliography. Use the official guide, Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers found at REF T11.S386 2006 and at the reference desk to make these corrections.

Follow the basic format tips explained here and then adapt to the particular type of resource you are using. Each example will give the general formatting rules and then an example. The most important factor is to be consistent in your approach.

Some tips for name-year system according to the new CSE style manual:

• Each group of bibliographic elements is separated by a period.
• Elements within a group of equal weight are separated by commas.
• For ten or less authors, include all authors in the bibliographic citation. The in-text citation may use all the names or enough names and et al. to indicate source.
• If date includes month and day, list as year month day. Abbreviate month to three letters.
• Single word titles are not abbreviated.
• Journal abbreviations are required for CSE style. Journal abbreviations can be found in Periodical Title Abbreviations  at REF PN 4832 .P4 2001 or a number of web based resources like ISI Journal Abbreviations List at http://library.caltech.edu/reference/abbreviations.
• In-text references consist of surname of author(s) and year of publication enclosed in parentheses.
• Works without identifiable author and no editor should be started with title, then date.
• An editor assumes place of the author if no author can be determined.
• If authors are named, then editor name is optional.

If there are multiple authors to your source (regardless of source), you must list all authors in your bibliographic citation. The  in-text citation can be done in one of two ways:

Martini FM, Timmons M, Tallitsch RB. 2008. Human anatomy. 6th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings.

Option 1: Utilize the abbreviated format:  Martini et al. 2008.
Option 2: List all authors:  Martini FM, Timmons M, Tallitsch RB. 2008. 

Book:  Author(s) or editor(s). Year. Title. Edition if other than first. Place of publication: publisher name; page(s) cited.

Voet D, Voet JG. 1990. Biochemistry. New York: J Wiley. p 619.

In text citation: ( Voet D and Voet JG 1990) First initials are used in this example only because the last name is the same. Otherwise, use the last name only.

Book chapter, or section with its own author: Author(s) or editor(s) of chapter. Year. Title of chapter. In: continue as you would with regular book citation.

Kuret JA, Murad F. 1990. Adenohypophyseal hormones and related substances. In: Gilman AG, Rall TW, Nies AS, Taylor P, editors. The pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 8th ed. New York: Pergamon. p 1334-35.

In text citation: (Kuret and Murad 1990)

Journal article: Author(s). Year. Article Title. Journal title using abbreviations. Volume(issue number): inclusive pages, do not use p.

Johnson DL, Lynch WE Jr. 1992. Panfish use of and angler success at evergreen tree, brush, and stake-bed structures. N Am J Fish Manage 12(1):222-9.

In text citation: (Johnson and Lynch 1992)

Karban R and Strauss SY. 1993 Effects of herbivores on growth and reproduction of their perennial host, erigeron glaucus. Ecology 74(1): 39-46.

In text citation: (Karban and Strauss 1993)

Organization as author: Organization. Year. Article Title. Journal title using abbreviations. Volume(issue number): inclusive pages, do not use p.

Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Physiology, Committee on Enzymes. 1976. Recommended method for the determination of y-glutamyltransferase in blood. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 36:119-25.

In text citation: (Scandinavian. . .1976)

Electronic journal articles: Author(s). Date of publication year month day if available. Title of article. Abbreviated journal title[type of medium].[date updated; date cited]; volume(issue number): pages cited. Availability statement.

Slater PJB, Jones AE. 1990. Timing of songs and distance call learning in zebra finches. Anim Behav [serial online]; [cited 2003 Nov 15]; 49(2):123-248. Available from: Ebsco Academic Search Premier.
In text citation: (Slater and Jones 1990)

Conference publication: Author(s). Date of publication. Title of paper. Connective phrase: Editors of proceedings. Title of publication or name of conference, or both; inclusive dates of conference; place of conference. Place of publication: publisher, pages cited.

Meyer B, Hermanns K. 1985. Formaldehyde release from pressed wood products. In: Turoski V. editor. Formaldehyde: analytical chemistry and toxicology. Proceedings of the symposium at the 187th meeting of the American Chemical Society; 1984 Apr 8-13; St. Louis, MO. Washington: American Chemical Society. p 101-6.

In text citation: (Meyer and Hermanns 1985)

Electronic Book: Author(s). Date of publication. Title of book [medium designator]. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; [date updated; date cited]. Notes.

Griffiths AJF, Miller jh, Suzuki DT, Lewontin RC, Gelbart WM. 2000. Introduction to genetic analysis. [Internet]. 7th ed. New York (NY); W. H. Freeman & Co.; [cited 2005 May 30]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books.

In text citation: (Griffiths  et al. 2000)

Web Resource: Author. Title of Homepage. [Medium designator]. Date of publication. Edition.  Place of publication: publisher; [date cited]. Available from: url.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.[Internet] 2001 Jul 1. Report of the brain tumor progress review group. [2003 Dec 8]. Available from: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/about_ninds/btprg/BTPRGReport.htm.

In text citation: (National. . .2001)

Foster MR. Spina Bifida. [Internet]. 2007 Jan 26. EMedicine from WebMD; [2008 Sep 15]. Available from: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/TOPIC557.HTM.

In text citation: (Foster 2007)