CBE Citation Style for Web Pages

CBE Style for Web Pages: Name-Year System

This PDF document provides examples of how to properly format Web page citations in a References list. (To view this document, you will need the Adobe Reader software - a free download available from http://www.adobe.com .)

In-text Parenthetical References

A standard in-text parenthetical reference for a Web page includes the author's last name and the publication date. The period goes after the reference. For example,

"Two trends are largely responsible for the rise in homelessness over the past 20-25 years: a growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty" (Miller 2002).

If you use a signal phrase that includes the author's name, the in-text parenthetical reference would list only the publication date. For example,

According to Juanita Miller (2002), "Two trends are largely responsible for the rise in homelessness over the past 20-25 years: a growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty."

For a Web page with

you will use

Your in-text parenthetical reference would look like this:

two authors

both authors' last names.

(Paradis and Worden 2003)

three or more authors

the first author's last name followed by "and others."

(French and others 2000)

a corporate author

the abbreviated name of the corporation, association, or committee.

(NRA 2003)
NRA = National Rifle Association

no author

Anonymous.

(Anonymous 2002)

Formatting Long Quotes CBE Style

If a quote you are using in your paper is longer than three lines, you need to insert it as a block quote. The CBE style manual recommends indenting the quote and formatting it with a smaller font than the rest of the paper.

On a new line, indent one-half inch from the left margin (one tab). If the paper is to be double spaced, also double space the quote. If your paper is to be single spaced, single space the quote as well. Adjust the font size to be smaller than the paper text - for example, if the paper is in 12 point font, use 10 point for the block quote. Do not include quotation marks.

Place the in-text parenthetical reference at the end of the last line of the quotation. Insert the period before the reference. Below is an excerpt from a research paper that includes a block quote.

	The cost of housing is an issue for poor people in general and for poor homeless people as well.
		Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked. Poor people are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, child care, health care, and education. Difficult choices must be made when limited resources cover only some of these necessities. Often it is housing, which absorbs a high proportion of income, that must be dropped. Being poor means being an illness, an accident, or a paycheck away from living on the streets. (Miller 2002)
	A lack of affordable housing in this country is forcing poor people onto the streets and keeping those already on the street from finding places to live.

CBE Style for Web Pages: Name-Year System