Sciences

Mendeley is a free citation manager with web versions and software you can download to your computer. We recommend using the software, because it is easier to drag and drop citations.

Mendeley is a free Reference Manager Tool. You can sign up for an account here: 

https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

You can use Mendeley in your browser or you can download the Reference Manager desktop application. 

Downloading the Mendeley Cite:

https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/mendeley-cite

Using Mendeley Web Importer. This tool is for capturing sources that you find while using the web browser. 

https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/web-importer

There is no one set citation style in the sciences. Each journal may have a slightly different method of citing sources. Please consult with your professor on what exact style to follow. But the format will look something like one of these:

From Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Journal Articles

Authors. Title of article. Name of J.Abbr. Year; vol#(issue#):startpage#-endpage#.

Example: Campbell KHS, McWhir J, Ritchie WA, Wilmut I. Sheep cloned by nuclear transfer from a cultured cell line. Nature 1996;380(6569):64-66. 

Books

Author(s). Title of book. Place of Publication: Name of Publisher; Year.

Example: Cohen CB. Renewing the stuff of life: Stem cells, ethics, and public policy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2007.

From Nature

Journal Articles

Authors. Title of article. Name of J. Abbr. vol#, startpage#-endpage# (Year).

Example: Campbell KHS, McWhir J, Ritchie WA, Wilmut I. Sheep cloned by nuclear transfer from a cultured cell line. Nature. 380, 64-66 (1996).

Books

Author(s). Title of the Book (Name of Publisher, Place of Publication, Year).

Example: Cohen C. B. Renewing the Stuff of Life: Stem Cells, Ethics, and Public Policy (Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2007).

From Science

Journal Articles

Authors, Name of J. Abbr. vol#, startpage# (Year).

Example: K. H. S. Campbell,  J. McWhir, W. A. Ritchie, I. Wilmut, Nature380, 64 (1996).

Books

Author(s), Title of Book (Name of Publisher, Place of Publication, Year).

Example: C. B. Cohen, Renewing the Stuff of Life: Stem Cells, Ethics, and Public Policy. (Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2007).

From Journal of Mammalogy

Journal Articles

AUTHORS. Year. Title of article. Name of Journal. vol#:startpage#-endpage#.

Example: CAMPBELL K. H. S., MCWHIR J., RITCHIE W. A., and I. WILMUT. 1996. Sheep cloned by nuclear transfer from a cultured cell line. Nature. 380:64-66.

Books

AUTHOR(S). Year. Title of the book. Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example: COHEN, C. B. 2007. Renewing the stuff of life: stem cells, ethics, and public policy. Oxford University Press, New York.