1. Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences
An introduction to Biological research and paper writing

2. Chapter Six: Documenting the Paper
Citing sources in the text
You must document others work you used to help form your ideas
Use an accepted method of citation
Name-year (Harvard) system**
Number system

3. Chapter Six: Documenting the Paper
Name-year (Harvard) system
Parenthesis enclose the name and date followed by a space
Example: The most recent study of coral bleaching in this region (Scipione 1995) suggests that…
Period behind parenthesis if at the end of a sentence
See packet for more details with multiple authors, multiple works, or no author
You may refer to a specific part of the work
Example: (Scipione 1995, Table 4)
Both summaries and direct quotes need where they came from

4. Chapter Six: Documenting the Paper
Rules for Citation
Put the citations where they make sense
Do not cite common knowledge
Be careful not to pack in so many citations the reader loses sight of what you are saying

5. Chapter Six: Documenting the Paper
Literature cited section
Only include works cited in your paper
Do not include items used for background information, this is not a bibliography
See packet on how to write your citations (use the name-year system)
Arrange them alphabetically