Ask your professor what style you should use for your papers and reference lists. Some prefer the style used by a specific journal and some prefer CSE. See the Citing Your Sources guide below for additional citation styles.
Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers is the preferred citation style for many scientific disciplines. The 9th edition will be coming out soon in 2024.
CSE has two forms, Name-Year and Citation-Sequence. Check with your professor for their preferred method.
The ACS Style Guide by
In the time since the second edition of The ACS Style Guide was published, the rapid growth of electronic communication has dramatically changed the scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publication world. This dynamic mode of dissemination is enabling scientists, engineers, and medicalpractitioners all over the world to obtain and transmit information quickly and easily. An essential constant in this changing environment is the requirement that information remain accurate, clear, unambiguous, and ethically sound.This extensive revision of The ACS Style Guide thoroughly examines electronic tools now available to assist STM writers in preparing manuscripts and communicating with publishers. Valuable updates include discussions of markup languages, citation of electronic sources, online submission ofmanuscripts, and preparation of figures, tables, and structures. In keeping current with the changing environment, this edition also contains references to many resources on the internet.With this wealth of new information, The ACS Style Guide's Third Edition continues its long tradition of providing invaluable insight on ethics in scientific communication, the editorial process, copyright, conventions in chemistry, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing style for any STMauthor, reviewer, or editor. The Third Edition is the definitive source for all information needed to write, review, submit, and edit scholarly and scientific manuscripts.
Duquesne University provides access to Endnote, which is citation management software. EndNote or any other citation management software is essential for graduate students and faculty working on publications.
See the guide below for directions on installing EndNote, importing references, and using some of its other features. Video tutorials are available here as well.
Duquesne's Writing Center offers numerous resources for students to receive help on writing-related assignments including opportunities to meet one-on-one with tutoring staff, access to handouts on writing tips, and more.
