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BIOL 306: Anatomy & Physiology: Citations

Pechenik - A Short Guide to Writing about Biology

Examples on this page are based on the 9th edition of Janet Pechenik's A Short Guide to Writing about Biology. Note that in your Literature Cited page, your entries would have a hanging indent. Be sure to check with your science professor if you have questions about how to cite a source as they are the experts in this citation format. 

Book Examples

PRINT BOOK 

Bachmann, F. 2015. Psoriasis: Diagnosis and Management. Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, England.

Hall, B.J., Hall, J.C., editors.. 2017. Sauer’s Manual of Skin Diseases,11th ed. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA.


PRINT BOOK CHAPTER 

Khalili, S. 2019. Psoriasis. In Common Dermatologic Conditions in Primary Care, Springer International Publishing AG., Switzerland, pp. 139-154.
 

PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY

Psoriasis. 2017. In: Batten, D., Schummer, P., editors, Human Diseases and Conditions, Vol. 3, Charles Scriber's Sons, Farmington Hills, MI, pp. 1666-1669.

Psoriasis. 2018. In: Porter, R.S., editor, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, NJ, pp. 1070-1074.

ELECTRONIC BOOK

Soung, J. 2012. Psoriasis  IntechOpen, Rijeka, Croatia, [accessed 6 Feb. 2024].  https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/65571

Journal Examples

JOURNAL ENTRIES

Gisondi, P., Bellinato, F., Girolomoni, G. 2020. Topographic differential diagnosis of chronic plaque psoriasis: challenges and tricks. J Clin. Med., 93594. //doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113594

Hu, J., Bian, Q., Ma, X., Xu, Y., Gao, J. 2022. A double-edged sword: ROS related therapies in the treatment of psoriasis. Asian J. Pharm. Sci., 17: 798–816. doi.org/10.1016/j.ajps.2022.10.005

 

An article with more than 10 authors: 

Lebwohl, M.G., Papp, K.A., Stein Gold, L., Gooderham, M.J., Kircik, L H., Draelos, Z.D., Kempers, S.E., Zirwas, M., Smith, K., Osborne, D.W., and others. 2020. Trial of roflumilast cream for chronic plaque psoriasis.  N. Engl. J. Med, 383 (3): 229–239. doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2000073

 

Looking for journal abbreviations?  Do a search in the National Library of Medicine Catalog:  
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals 

Web Examples

WEB SOURCES

Psoriasis. [Internet]. 2023 Oct [cited 2024 Feb 3]. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Available from https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/psoriasis

Tapinarof topical. [Internet]. 2022 Jul 15 [cited 2024 Jan 30]. Medline Plus.  Available from https://medlineplus.gov/

 

ONLINE REFERENCE BOOK

Das, S. Psoriasis. [Internet]. 2023 Sept [cited 2024 Mar 7]. Merck Manual Professional Version. Available from https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/