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CSE Citation Style

This guide provides basic instruction about the CSE (Council of Science Educators) Citation Style.

Location & Extent

Location indicates the specific point in a publication at which the item being referenced is located. Location is required. This can be:

  • the pages on which a journal article resides
  • the pages of a book chapter

Extent refers to a number that indicates the total physical extent or size of the work. Extent is optional. This can be:

  • the total number of pages of a book
  • the length of a podcast

Place the location after the volume and issue numbers. Use a colon before the location, with no space between the colon and the location and a period after the location.

From CSE Manual 9th ed., Ch. 29.3.3.8 Location within a Work and Extent of a Work (Pagination)