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CSE Style Guide: Book with organization as author

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) style guide is designed for the natural and physical sciences. IRSC students writing in these disciplines can use this guide.

Books with organization as author

An organization such as a university, society, association, corporation, or governmental body may also serve as an author.

Material Type           In-text Citation              End Reference                                                        
Book with one  organization as author 29.3.6.1.2 (IOM c2008)

[IOM] Institute of Medicine (US). c2008. Science, evolution, and creationism. Washington (DC): National Academies Press.  

IOM is a recognizable abbreviation. Provide the 2-letter ISO country code when the nationality is not included in the name.   
(Duke . . . c2006)

Duke Center for Integrative Medicine. c2006. The Duke encyclopedia of new medicine: conventional and alternative medicine for all ages. New York (NY): Rodale Books International.

Book with organizational author (multiple divisions) 

 (NCI 2000) [NCI] National Cancer Institute. 2000. SEER, surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health.
Book with multiple organizational authors (NASTAD 2001)

[NASTAD] National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (US); Academy for Educational Development; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US). 2001. Bright ideas 2001: innovative or promising practices in HIV prevention and HIV prevention community planning. 2nd ed. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US).

This is a publication with three different organizational authors.Use the shortened form of the first organization for the in-text citation.