We're going to follow a citation style used in many scientific journals, as shown below. Please remember that ANY and ALL references you use to write your paper need to be cited. Please avoid direct quotes whenever possible; instead, paraphrase the material in your own words.

In the body of the text:

As make statements using information from other sources (Smith 1999), you should refer to that material as you go along (Wesson et al. 1988, Wray 1955). Even if you use the same reference later on, you should still cite the source again (Smith 1999). If you are unsure about a particular citation, ASK ME!

Rules:

• Parentheses around the author'(s) LAST name, followed by the year of the publication. Example: (Smith 1999).
• If there are two authors for a reference, use their last names in the order given for that reference, separated by an "and" . Example: (Smith and Wesson 1977).
• is more than two authors for a reference, use et al. (from the Latin et alii, meaning "and others@). Note that only the "al." has a period after it because that is the only one of the two words that is abbreviated!). By convention, Latin words are usually italicized, but that will not be required for your paper. Example: (Abby et al. 2000)
• If you're using multiple sources to make a statement, put the references in chronological order. Example: (Xena 1999, Hercules 2000).
• If you're citing more than one paper by the same author(s) published in the same year, assign one the letter "a" and the other "b" (and so on if three or more) and stick with that designation throughout the paper. Example: Blah blah blah (Clinton 1998a, Clinton 1998b). Blahh blblllahh blahh blahhh (Clinton 1998a, Abby et al. 2000).
• If you're citing an electronic reference (web page) and the author is known, use the format given above.
• If you're citing an electronic reference and the author is not known, put the URL in parentheses. Example: (www.lib.ohio-state.edu/guides/cbegd.html)

At the end:

• Start the section with the heading "References" or "Citation" or similar.
• Please follow the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Style guide. You can find examples of just about everything at www.lib.ohio_state.edu/guides/cbegd.html. I've copied some of their examples off of their web page and show them below) The critical information for all references is: Author(s). Year. Title. Publisher (magazine, journal, or the publishing company for books). page numbers of article (not just page numbers used!). Please note the use of the "hanging indent" for each citation.
• For electronic references, if the author is known, use the following general format:

(so citation should include the author, publication date, title, publisher, the date or approximate date the page was accessed, and the full URL address).

For unknown authors, substitute the institution=s name or publisher for the author=s name:

Voet D, Voet JG. 1990. Biochemistry. New York: J Wiley. 1223 p.

Book Chapter (or other part with different author):