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Citation Style Guide Information

This guide to sources is arranged into the following sections:
| General & Science Specialty | Sources in Electronic Form & related links | Helpful Sources for Authoring |

The main guides covering scientific publication are not accessible electronically at this time.

  • General & Science Specialty Resources:

  • Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers,
    Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors. 7th ed. (Virginia: Council of Science Editors/Rockefeller University Press, 2006).
    Kline Science Library Reference T11 S386X 2006 (LC), and Medical Library Reference

    ACS Style Guide: a Manual for Authors and Editors,
    Janet S. Dodd (Ed.) and Marianne C. Brogan (Adv. Ed.), (Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1986).
    Kline Science Library Reference QD8.5 A25 , also Engineering and Bass libraries

    Style Manual of the AOAC -Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 2nd ed.
    (Washington, DC: Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1975).
    Kline Science Library Reference QD9.15 A88

    The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
    (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003).
    Kline Library Reference Z253 U69 , copies also at Law, Divinity, Engineering, Sterling Memorial, Music, Social Science, Art, and Bass libraries

    A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed.
    (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996).
    Kline Science Library Reference LB2369 T865 , copies also at Law, LSF, Bass, Medical, SML libraries

    Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic Manuscripts for Authors and Publishers,
    (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987).
    Kline Science Library Reference Z286 E43 U54, copies also at Medical, Sterling Memorial, Social Science, British Art, Divinity, and Law libraries

  • Sources in Electronic Form

  • Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane, Electronic Styles: a handbook for citing electronic information
    (Medford: Information Today, 1996).
    Kline Science Library Reference PN171 D37 L5X and Sterling Memorial Library Main Reference Room PN171 F56 L5X

    Columbia Guide to Online Style, 2nd ed.
    (New York: Columbia University Press, 2006).
    Kline Library Reference PN171 F56 W35X 2006, copy also at SML, Starr Main Reading Room

    Constance Hale (Ed.), Wired Style: principles of English usage in the Digital Age
    (San Francisco: HardWired), 1996.
    Kline Science Library Reference QA76.15 W55X, copies also at Library Shelving Facility and SML, Starr Main Reference Room QA76.15 W55X 1996

    related links
    Online Citation Styles, for citing online sources
    ACS Style Guidelines, a page with examples
    Formats for Citing Electronic Sources, from Aplus.net Internet Services
    Web Style Manual, 3rd edition
    an Internet site , from PJ Lynch and others at Yale Univ., at URL http://www.webstyleguide.com/


  • Helpful Tools for Authors

  • Other useful resources include:

    Successful Scientific Writing
    Janice R. Matthews, John M. Bowen, Robert W. Matthews
    (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 2nd edition, 2000.
    Kline Science Library Reference R119 M28 2000 (2nd ed., c2000 also in reference at EPH Library) 3rd ed. (2008) at Medical Library and on order at KSL

    Good Style: writing for science and technology
    John Kirkman (London: E & FN Spon), 1992.
    Kline Science Library Reference T11 K57

    Basic Technical Writing, 5th ed.
    Herman M. Weisman (Columbus: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co.), 1985.
    Kline Science Library Reference T11 W455

    How to Write & Publish A Scientific Paper, 5th ed.
    Robert A. Day (Phoenix: Oryx Press), 1998.
    Kline Science Library Reference T11D33

    The Chemist's English , 3rd ed.
    Robert Schoenfeld (Weinheim: VCH), 1989.
    Kline Science Library QD9.15 S3

    "The Write Stuff: for fun and profit", LJ collection development "Writing for Profit".
    John Charles, Shelly Mosley, Julie Havir, LJ 122(12):47-50, July 1997.
    This is an annotated bibliography with sources highlighted for the following categories:
    technique, motivational/inspirational, markets and marketing, self-publishing, business and legal, periodicals, web sites.


    From: Lori Bronars, Life Sciences Librarian & Reference Services Coordinator
    Kline Science Library, Yale University lori.bronars@yale.edu
    Main page last revised: Sept. 23, 2009.

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