All Guides: GEOL 310: Professional Practices in Geology: Writing and Citing Sources

Writing a Thesis Statement

Writing Thesis Statements
from the Consortium Library's Get Help series

Guide for Writing in the Sciences

Helpful links from the Writing Center at Colorado State University. Includes tips for writing in a scientific format, and how to write reviews, abstracts, and prepare for poster sessions.

Writing the Scientific Paper
from Colorado State University

Geology (GSA Publications) -- Guide for Authors

Author Information
GSA Reference Guidelines and Examples (PDF)

Citing Sources

See the list of Citation Tools available along with a chart that compares their features and capabilities.

NOTE! Most citation tools will format *most* of your bibliography or list of references in your chosen Output Style. However, ALWAYS double-check the accuracy of the citations in your bibliography, since they often do NOT:

italicize names of species, organisms

consistently include author initials if author name is hyphenated

always represent journal titles correctly

correctly capitalize proper nouns (e.g., names of countries, places, oceans, etc.)