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At Marist, most classes use name-year CSE Style for in-text and reference list citations.  For in-text citations, only the author(s)’ last name(s) and publication year need to be included.  All information is then placed in parentheses:

• Mid-sentence, if only one part of the sentence refers to source: Clown fish are boring (Smith 2004) and…​

• At the End of the sentence: A study shows….(Smith 2004). 

Or you can include the citation narratively with only the date in parentheses following the author(s)’ name:

• At the Beginning of the sentence: Smith (2004) writes​...

For authors, include only the last name(s) of up to 3 authors.  If a source has 3 or more authors, list just the first author’s last name followed by et al.

One Author: Smith

Two Authors: Smith and Jones

Three or more authors: Smith et al.

For sources without an author listed, start with the first 1-3 words of the title followed by 3 periods also known as an ellipse.

• (Clown fish are...2004).

These are always placed in parentheses to prevent confusion with the text of the sentence.

If authored by a government department or organization, use a widely accepted abbreviation.

• NOAA
• CIA

If you need further help, contact a librarian.