Class Help Page: Biology 172: Diversity of Life, Spring 2008

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Scientific Publication Cycle [graphic]

Distringuishing Scholarly Journals from Non-Scholarly Journals

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  General Biology, Ecosystems, & Biodiversity
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Selected Web Links: Biology

Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers T11 .S386 2006

Documenting Sources: CSE Style: Biology and Other Sciences
  http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c11_o.html

CSE Citation Guide [Name/Year format]   http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/csegd.php

Writing papers in the biological sciences, 4th ed. QH304 .M36 2006
Scientific papers and presentations T11 .D324 2005
How to write and publish a scientific paper T11 .D33 2006

CSE Documentation: The Name-Year System: Citing Online Resources

Citation Style

Author's name (or publishing organization name). Date of internet publication (or date of last update). Document title. Date of access <URL>.

Example:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service- Plants Database. January 25, 2008. Aloe ferox Miller. January 25, 2008. <http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=ALFE2>.

Please note that on this example, the date of publication and the date of access are the same since these are database generated pages. They are noted as such on the web pages when accessed.

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