Pechenik Citation Style QuickGuide

The following are examples based on the 5th edition of A Short Guide to Writing about Biology by Jan
A. Pechenik. For further explanation and for more examples, consult Pecheniks guide (pp. 66-74)
located in the Reference section of the Augustana Library at: REF QH 304 P43 2004.
Journal names are usually abbreviated. See http://library.caltech.edu/reference/abbreviations/ for title
abbreviations. If you need further assistance determining the abbreviation for a journal title, please
ask one of the Reference Librarians.
Source
Journal article
1 author
(Use for print and PDF
documents)

Journal article
2 authors
Paginated by issue
(Use for print and PDF
documents)

Journal article
3 or more authors
(Use for print and PDF
documents)

Journal article
(Use this format only if
article is an HTML
document retrieved from a
Library database)

Magazine article
(Use for print and PDF
documents)

Book
1 author

Book
Specified edition
3 or more authors

Chapter or article
in an Edited Book
2 authors
Reference book
entry

Literature Cited
Wykoff, W.R. 2002. Measuring and modeling surface area of
ponderosa pine needles. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 1-8.

Bassett, T.J., Zueli, K.B. 2000. Environmental discourses and

the Ivorian Savanna. Ann. Assoc. Am. Geogr. 90(1):
67-95.
Field, I.C., Bradshaw, C.J.A., Burton, H.R. Sumner, M.D.,
Hindell, M.A. 2005. Resource partitioning through
oceanic segregation of foraging juvenile southern
elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Oecologia 142:
127-133.
Moser, Susanne C., Dilling, Lisa. 2004. Making climate hot.
Environment 46(10): 32- . In: Academic Search
Premier [database on the Internet]. EBSCOhost.
Available from <http://www.library.augustana.ca/
databases>. [accessed 2005 Jan 6]

Citations in Text

(Wykoff, 2002)

(Bassett and Zueli, 2000)

(Field et al., 2005)

(Moser and Dilling, 2004)

Cochran, W.W., Mouritsen, H., Wikelski, M. 2004 Apr 16.

Migrating songbirds recalibrate their magnetic
compass daily from twilight cues. Science 304: 405408.

(Cochran et al., 2004)

Wagner, F.H. 1980. Wildlife of the Deserts. H.N. Abrams, New

York, pp. 231.

(Wagner, 1980)

Roberts, C., Varty, B., Lucas, V. 2004. Writing for the

Biological Sciences, 10th ed. Addison-Wesley,
Toronto, ON, pp. 73-76.

(Roberts et al., 2004)

Evans, S and Smith, J. 2000. Ecotourism in tropical

rainforests: an environmental management option for
threatened resources? In: Forest Tourism and
Recreation: Case Studies in Environmental
Management. (Font, X., Tribe, J., eds.). CABI
Publishing, Wallingford, UK, pp. 127-142.

(Evans, 2000)

Moore, D. 2002. Fungal control of pests. In: Encyclopedia of

Pest Management (Pimental, D., ed.). Marcel Dekker,
New York, pp. 320-324.

(Moore, 2002)

Source

Literature Cited

Citations in Text

Article in an
Internet only
journal

Sarkar T, Zhao W, Sarkar NH. 1995. Expression of jun

oncogene in rodent and human breast tumors. World
Wide Web J Biology 1(1). <http://www.epress.com/
w3jbio/vol1/sarkar/sarkar.html>. [accessed 2004 Dec
22]

(Sarkar et al., 1995)

Web site
No author
No date

[NCBI] National Center for Biotechnology Information. Cow

genome resources. [date unknown]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/cow/>.
[accessed 2004 Dec 22]

(NCBI)

[WHO] World Health Organization. 2004. The World Health

Report: Changing History. <http://www.who.int/whr/
2004/en/report04_en.pdf>. [accessed 2005 Jan 4]

(WHO, 2004)

Report available on
research institution
or government
Web site

Laboratory report
or handout

Smart, I.M. 2005. Ecological sampling techniques: speciesarea relationships and species diversity. BIO 251
Laboratory Handout. Augustana Faculty, University of
Alberta, Camrose, Alberta.

(Smart, 2005)

Sample Literature Cited list

Literature Cited
Bassett, T.J., Zueli, K.B. 2000. Environmental discourses and the Ivorian Savanna. Ann.
Assoc. Am. Geogr. 90(1): 67-95.
Cochran, W.W., Mouritsen, H., Wikelski, M. 2004 Apr 16. Migrating songbirds recalibrate
their magnetic compass daily from twilight cues. Science 304: 405-408.
Evans, S and Smith, J. 2000. Ecotourism in tropical rainforests: an environmental
management option for threatened resources? In: Forest Tourism and
Recreation: Case Studies in Environmental Management. (Font, X., Tribe, J.,
eds.). CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, pp. 127-142.
Field, I.C., Bradshaw, C.J.A., Burton, H.R. Sumner, M.D., Hindell, M.A. 2005. Resource
partitioning through oceanic segregation of foraging juvenile southern elephant
seals (Mirounga leonina). Oecologia 142: 127-133.
Moore, D. 2002. Fungal conrol of pests. In: Encyclopedia of Pest Management
(Pimental, D., ed.). Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 320-324.
Moser, Susanne C., Dilling, Lisa. 2004. Making climate hot. Environment 46(10): 32- . In:
Academic Search Premier [database on the Internet]. EBSCOhost. Available
from <http://www.library.augustana.ca/ databases>. [accessed 2005 Jan 6]
[NCBI] National Center for Biotechnology Information. Cow genome resources. [date
unknown] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/cow/>. [accessed 2004 Dec
22]
Roberts, C., Varty, B., Lucas, V. 2004. Writing for the Biological Sciences, 10th ed.
Addison-Wesley, Toronto, ON, pp. 73-76.

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Sarkar T, Zhao W, Sarkar NH. 1995. Expression of jun oncogene in rodent and human
breast tumors. World Wide Web J. Biology 1(1). <http://www.epress.com/w3jbio/
vol1/sarkar/sarkar.html>. [accessed 2004 Dec 22]
Smart, I.M. 2005. Ecological sampling techniques: species-area relationships and
species diversity. BIO 251 Laboratory Handout. Augustana Faculty, University of
Alberta, Camrose, Alberta.
Wagner, F.H. 1980. Wildlife of the Deserts. H.N. Abrams, New York, pp. 231.
[WHO] World Health Organization. 2004. The World Health Report: Changing History.
<http://www.who.int/whr/2004/en/report04_en.pdf>. [accessed 2005 Jan 4]
Wykoff, W.R. 2002. Measuring and modeling surface area of ponderosa pine needles.
Can. J. For. Res. 32: 1-8.

Prepared by the Reference Librarians at the Augustana Library. Please forward any comments or suggestions regarding
this Pechenik guide to: libref@augustana.ca Last update: January 7, 2005

Copyright 2005, Augustana Faculty Library, University of Alberta

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