Scientific Style and Format

Reference for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields. This source was revised by the Council of Science Editors to reflect today’s best practices in scientific publishing. This is a fully searchable online edition.

Scientific Style and Format 8th edition demonstrates three systems for referring to citations within the text of a journal article, book, or other scientific publication: 1) citation–sequence; 2) name–year; and 3) citation–name.