Citation Resources: Science Citations
General Note
In the sciences and some social sciences, there are fewer standard styles. Often different publishers will have different styles, and there may not be one standard for each discipline. This page has resources for some but not all you may find, grouped by discipline.
Biology
- National Library of Medicine: Journals ReferencedYou can search here for the abbreviations for all journals in MEDLINE.
- National Library of Medicine Style GuideThe National Library of Medicine style is sometimes used in biology and health sciences. Information on citing patents is in chapter 7.
Chemistry
- ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication This link opens in a new windowThe ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Guide is an established and definitive source within and beyond the chemistry community, educating researchers on how to effectively communicate scientific information
- CAS Source Index (CASSI)Use this to look up publication titles and abbreviations. It contains a listing of publications indexed by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Engineering
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Guide for AuthorsA publishing guide for ASCE journals, which includes a citation style guide.
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Information for AuthorsIncludes information about how to format your references in IEEE style.
Geology
- Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the United States Geological SurveyA style guide for technical reports and maps by the USGS.
Math & Statistics
- The LaTeX projectMight be used for citations, but also general typesetting in mathematical papers.
- Mathematics into Type: Updated EditionIncludes information for copy editors, proofreaders, and production staff, however it is increasingly more useful to authors, who are more involved with the typesetting of their manuscripts.
- American Mathematical Society (AMS): Style GuideIncludes standards and editorial practices used in the AMS journal production system. Based on Ellen Swanson's Mathematics into Type.
Physics
- American Institute of Physics (AIP): Journal Abbreviation listStandard abbreviations for the names of many journals commonly cited in the physics research literature.
- American Institute of Physics (AIP) Style Manual 4th EditionThis is a style guide in PDF. While the 4th edition is from 1990, it is still the most current edition.
Political Science
- American Political Science Association (APSA) Style ManualA resource for the preparation of a manuscript for acceptance to all APSA journals, including guidance on citations.
Sociology
- ASA Style guide byCall Number: HM586 .A54 2007Publication Date: 2007This is the physical book, not an ebook.