Environmental Resource Science/Studies
Documentation Style by Discipline
The preferred documentation style for ERS courses differs based on whether the course is primarily science based or social science/humanities based. For social science and humanities based courses, use APA style.
For courses in the sciences, use a modified version of APA. The style presented below is the form required by the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (CJFAS). For additional information on this style, explore instructions for authors on the NRC/CJFAS webpage.
In-Text Citations for CJFAS
- Include the author’s last name and the year of publication. Do NOT put a comma in between the name and the date.
- E.g. (Harrison 2003)
- It is rare to quote in a science paper; however, if you do,or if you are citing a specific section of a work, include "p." followed by the page number, where available.
- E.g. (Marlow 2007, p.191)
- When citing a source with two authors use the word “and” in between the words (rather than the ampersand, &, used in APA).
- E.g. (Hill and Kaplan 1999)
- When citing a source with three or more authors, list the first author’s l surname followed by " et al." (Note that you must list all of the author’s names in the references page).
- E.g. (Walker et al. 2008)
References Page Using CFJAS
- The page should be titled References
- The titles of books and journals are not put in italics.
- Journal titles are abbreviated according to the form given in the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index.
- The volume number of journals is put in bold
- The names of genera and species are italicized.
- If you access a journal article online, include a DOI (digital object identifier) number or a URL address.
Book with One Author
Bocking, S. 2004. Nature's experts: science, politics, and the environment. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ.
Chapter/Article in an Edited Book
Dewailly, E., and Furgal, C. 2003. POPs, the Environment and Public Health. In Northern Lights Against POPs: Combating Toxic Threats in the Arctic. Edited by D. Downey and T. Fenge. McGill - Queen's University Press, Montreal.
Article in Journal with a Document Object Identifier (DOI)
Weisz, E.J. and Yan, N. D. 2010. Relative value of limnological, geographic, and human use variables as predictors of the presence of Bythotrephes longimanus in Canadian Shield lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 67(3): 462–472. doi: 10.1139/F09-197.
Article in a Journal with a URL Address
Robillard, M.M., and Fox, M.G. 2006. Historical changes in abundance and community structure of warmwater piscivore communities associated with changes in water clarity, nutrients and temperature. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63(4): 798-809. Available from http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1164916101&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=1126035&RQT=309&VName=PQD. [accessed 24 March 2010].
Documents/Sections of Websites
Environment Canada. 2008. Canadian environmental sustainability indicators, 2008 highlights [online]. Available from http://www.ec.gc.ca/indicateurs-indicators/default.asp?lang=en&n=7D7BDF1E-1 [accessed 24 March 2010].
Updated May 2018