Citation guide

What needs to be cited? When you summarize the findings of another author you need to cite it. If you use a figure (picture) from another source you need to cite it in the caption under or above the picture.

Journal

Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. J. Abbrev. 20XX, vol, xx-yy.
NOTE: No punctuation in journal abbreviations except periods. No conjunctions, articles, or prepositions in journal abbreviations. No comma or semicolon before or after journal titles.

Magazine with dates instead of volume numbers

Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. Magazine Abbrev. October 26, 1995, p. 20.

Book without editors:

Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. Book Title; Series Name and number; Publisher: City, STATE (2 letters), year; Vol. 1, pp xx-yy.

Book with editors, no authors named:

Book Title; Editor, A. B.; Editor, C. D., Eds.; Series Name and number; Publisher: City, STATE (2 letters), year; Vol. 2, pp xx-yy.

Book with editors and authors named:

Author, A. B. In Book Title; Editor, C. D.; Ed.; Series Name and number; Publisher: City, STATE (2 letters), year; Vol. 3, pp xx-yy.

Website

Website Home Page. http://websitename.com. (Accessed Month Day, Year).

for example something off blackboard without an author:

Blackboard CHEM 627 Course Materials Page . http://courseware.ku.edu. (Accessed June 23, 2008)

Example:

“Geldanamycin has been shown to reduce cell activity by binding to the ATP/ADP-binding domain of HSP 90, a chaperone protein¹.”

(at the end of text or as a footnote)

(1) Roe, M.S.; Chrisostomos, P; O’Brien, R.; Ladbury, J. E.; Piper, P. W.; Pearl, L. H. J. Med. Chem. 1999, 4, 260-266