CBE Style Guide

CBE Style format:

This handout is a guide to preparing citations in CBE name-year style at Augustana College. It is based on the official guide, Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers, 1994 found at REF T11.S386 1994.  

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 element is to be consistent in your approach.

Some tips:

  • List references at the end of your research paper in alphabetical order. The references should be at the end of the paper, but appear before any appendixes or explanatory notes.

  • Each group of bibliographic elements is separated by a period.

  • Elements within a group of equal weight are separated by commas.

  • For three or more authors of any material, use et al. to indicate additional authors.

  • If date includes month and day, list as year month day. Abbreviate month to three letters.

  • Single word titles are not abbreviated.

  • 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

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.

Gilman AG, Rall TW, Nies AS, Taylor P, editors. 1990. The pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 8th ed. New York: Pergamon, p 181.

In the body of your paper the book would be cited as follows:

(Gilman, Rall and Nies, 1990)

Book chapter, or other part with different 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 1334-60.

In the body of your paper the chapter would be cited as follows:

(Kuret and Murad, 1990)

Journal article: Author(s). Year. Article Title. Journal title using abbreviations. Volume (issue number): inclusive pages.

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 the body of your paper the journal article would be cited as follows:

(Johnson and Lynch, 1992)

Organization as author: Organization. Year. Article Title. Journal title using abbreviations. Volume(issue number): inclusive pages. 

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 the body of your paper the article would be cited as follows:

(Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Physiology, Committee on Enzymes, 1976)

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

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

In the body of your paper the electronic journal article would be listed as:

(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 the body of your paper the publication would be listed as follows:

(Meyer and Hermanns, 1985)

Web Resources: Author(s) or corporate title. Date of publication or last revision. Title of page. Title of complete work if not already listed as author. <URL>. Access date.

Bennett R, Uhl M, Miller M, and Johnson A. 2003. Identification and Characterization of a Candida albicans Mating Pheromone. Mol Cell Biol. American Society of Microbiology. < http://mcb.asm.org>. Accessed 2004 Dec. 13.

In the body of your paper the publication would be listed as follows:

(Bennett, et. al, 2003)

 


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