Council of Science Editors, Name-Year 9th edition (author-date)

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World Health Organization. 2023. [accessed 2026 Oct 15]. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
In-text (World Health Organization 2023 Oct 12)
Book
Lee H. 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird. J. B. Lippincott.
In-text (Lee 1960)
Journal Article
Watson JD, Crick FHC. 1953. Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Nature. 171(4356):737–738. https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0
In-text (Watson and Crick 1953)
Newspaper Article
Wilford JN. 1969. Men Walk on Moon. The New York Times. 1
In-text (Wilford 1969 July 21)

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