One author: (Lujan, 2022)
Two authors: (Sun and Li, 2025)
More than two authors: (Nath et al., 2025)
Group author: (MCB 133L instructors and staff, 2025)
Journal article citation template:
Author A.A., B.B. Author, and C.C. Author. Publication year. Article title. Journal title abbreviation from NLM Catalog. Volume number:Page number(s)s or article number. DOI formatted and linked as a URL
Kern, D.M., B. Sorum, S.S. Mali, C.M. Hoel, S. Sridharan, J.P. Remis, D.B. Toso, A. Kotecha, D.M. Bautista, and S.G. Brohawn. 2021. Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a in lipid nanodiscs. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 28:573–582. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-021-00619-0
Kotov, A., S. Seal, M. Alkobtawi, V. Kappès, S.M. Ruiz, H. Arbès, R.M. Harland, L. Peshkin, and A.H. Monsoro-Burq. 2024. A time-resolved single-cell roadmap of the logic driving anterior neural crest diversification from neural border to migration stages. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121:e2311685121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2311685121
Cadart, C., J. Bartz, G. Oaks, M.Z. Liu, and R. Heald. 2023. Polyploidy in Xenopus lowers metabolic rate by decreasing total cell surface area. Curr. Biol. 33:1744-1752.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.071
One author: (Hammond, 2024)
Two authors: (Watson and Crick, 1953)
More than two authors: (Kandel et al., 2021)
Group author: (MCB 133L instructors and staff, 2025)
Hammond, C. 2024. Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, 5th ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 127–128.
Please note: In official JBC style the total number of pages in a book is given in the reference list citation. However, for this course you are requested to provide the specific page number(s) from which the cited information is derived. If you use a citation manager to generate the reference list, please be sure to replace the total number of pages with the specific page numbers.
Smolka, J.A., and S.C. Lewis. 2023. In situ analysis of mitochondrial DNA synthesis using metabolic labeling coupled to fluorescence microscopy. In Mitochondrial DNA: Methods and Protocols. T.J. Nicholls, J.P. Uhler, and M. Falkenberg, editors. Springer US, New York, NY. 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2922-2_8
MCB 133L instructors and staff. 2025. Experiment 3: Protein purification. In MCB 133L Lab Manual Spring 2025. University of California, Berkeley.
Please note: Since the page numbers in the lab manual are not consistent, please cite the lab manual by specifying the experiment number and name from which the information was derived.
To cite information from wormbase.org, include the version number, and cite the most recent WormBase publication or the publication for a specific part of WormBase. For details see:
In-text citation
Example: WormBase version WS296 (Sternberg et al., 2024)
To cite information from a specific gene page, include the URL for the page before the in-text citation as in the following example:
Information on the features of the C. elegans unc-26 gene was derived from the Gene >> unc-26 page (http://www.wormbase.org/species/c_elegans/gene/WBGene00006763), WormBase version WS296 (Sternberg et al., 2024).
The Citing WormBase page linked above mentions reformatting the URL to incorporate a "get" statement. Reformatting the URL is not necessary for citing WormBase pages in your reports and other assignments in this class--you can simply copy and paste the URL as it appears in your browser toolbar.
Reference list
Sternberg, P.W., K. Van Auken, Q. Wang, A. Wright, K. Yook, M. Zarowiecki, V. Arnaboldi, A. Becerra, S. Brown, S. Cain, J. Chan, W.J. Chen, J. Cho, P. Davis, S. Diamantakis, S. Dyer, D. Grigoriadis, C.A. Grove, T. Harris, K. Howe, R. Kishore, R. Lee, I. Longden, M. Luypaert, H.-M. Müller, P. Nuin, M. Quinton-Tulloch, D. Raciti, T. Schedl, G. Schindelman, and L. Stein. 2024. WormBase 2024: status and transitioning to Alliance infrastructure. Genetics. 227:iyae050. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyae050
To reference a BLAST search, include the details of the search in the methods section, and cite the most recent publication for the relevant BLAST program. For searches using the NCBI Web BLAST interface (https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi) please use the following:
In-text citation
Reference list
Altschul, S.F., T.L. Madden, A.A. Schäffer, J. Zhang, Z. Zhang, W. Miller, and D.J. Lipman. 1997. Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs. Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389–3402. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/25.17.3389
Include the group or organization that sponsors the page; the date published or last updated (if given), whichever is later; the title of the page (if present); the URL of the page; and the date accessed.
In-text citation
(Cleveland Clinic, 2024)
Reference list
Cleveland Clinic. 2024. Heart. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21704-heart (accessed June 5, 2025).
Include the name(s) of the author(s); the date published or last updated (if given), whichever is later; the group or organization that sponsors the page; the title of the page (if present); the URL of the page; and the date accessed.
In-text citation
(Calkins et al., 2020)
Reference list
Calkins, J.D., J.M. Gee, J.C. Hagelin, and D.F. Lott. 2020. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birds of the World: California Quail (Callipepla californica). https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/calqua/cur/introduction (accessed June 5, 2025).