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Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences

Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences by Victoria E. McMillan
Call Number: Reserves, 1st Floor
ISBN: 1319047130
Publication Date: 2016
Ask for our copy of the sixth edition of Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences (2017) by Victoria McMillan, Robert Arnold, and Charles F. Priore, Jr., at the Circulation Desk.

Chapter 4: Writing Lab Reports and Research Papers
From the fifth edition of Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences (2011), by Vicky McMillan.
Chapter 5: Writing a Review Paper
From the fifth edition of Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences (2011), by Vicky McMillan.

Find Articles about Archaea and Bacteria

The Web of Science box allows you to search many biology databases for articles about bacteria and archaea (Biological Abstracts, Zoological Record, Science Citation Index, MEDLINE (PubMed), etc.).

Note: For this tool, don't search with sentences. Use your key terms and connect them with the words and (i.e. all of my words), or (any of my words), or not (none of these words):

What is the role of gut bacteria in the development of Parkinson Disease ---> Bacteria and gut and Parkinson Disease

Sample searches:

bacteria and oil spills and remediation
archaea and periodontitis
antibiotic resistance and typhoid

Use the Find Full Text link in the article citations to see if we have the item online or in print at Morris Library.

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CSE Style Resources

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) style (formerly known as CBE style) is used by many scientists.

Morris Library keeps a print copy of the newest edition behind the Information Desk for in-library use.

Scientific Style and Format, 8th ed. by Council of Council of Science Editors
Call Number: Reference Office (non-circulating), Ask at Information Desk, 1st Floor ; T11 .S386 2014
ISBN: 9780226116495
Publication Date: 2014

Online CSE Resources

Official Scientific Style and Format Citation Quick Guide
Has two tabs: 1. Name-Year and 2. Citation–Sequence and Citation–Name,. Use the Name-Year method for this report.
NLM Catalog: Journals Referenced in the NCBI Databases
Use the NLM Journal Title Abbreviation if available in your citation.Search for the journal by name.
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used in JOURNAL ARTICLES on ANS 200; Journal Title Abbreviations on ANS 219
List of Title Word Abbreviations (LTWA), ISSN
Use to create journal title abbreviations if not available on the document or in the NLM Catalog.

EndNote Online
Users must create a personal account for the EndNote Online citation management service via Web of Science. If you are already registered on Web of Science, you will be directed to login with that password instead of completing the registration form.