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ACS Journal Article Citation Elements

American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Source: The ACS Style Guide 

Basic Formats in ACS


Books

Author, A. A.; Author, B. B. Book Title (italics), Edition (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Pagination.


Journal Articles

Author, A. A; Author, B. B; Author, C. C. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation (italics) [Online if online] Year (boldface)Volume (italics), Pagination.

The standard list of journal abbreviations is listed at CASSI, the Chemical Abstracts Services Source Index.


Websites

Author, A. A. (if any). Title of Site. URL (accessed date), other identifying information. (No need to include URL of subscription sites).

ACS Style Examples

Common Types of References with Examples
Source:  Coghill and Garson; The ACS Style Guide; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006. 

The standard list of journal abbreviations is listed at CASSI, the Chemical Abstracts Services Source Index.

ONLINE PERIODICAL TYPE EXAMPLE
Based on Print Editions Fine, L. Einstein Revisited. J. Chem. Educ. [Online] 2005, 82, 1601 ff. http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/ Issues/2005/Nov/abs1601.html (accessed Oct 15, 2005).
Published in advance of print issue Pratt, D.  A.; van der Donk, W.  A. Theoretical Investigations into the Intermediacy of Chlorinated Vinylcobalamins in the Reductive Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Ethylenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. [Online early access]. DOI: 10.1021/ja047915o. Published Online: Dec 8, 2004. http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/asap.cgi/ jacsat/asap/html/ja047915o.html (accessed Dec 8, 2004). 
Retrieved from a database provider Hallet, V. Scanning the Globe for Organic Chemistry. U.S. News and World Report [Online], April 19, 2004, p 59. Business Source Premier. http://www.epnet.com/academic/ bussourceprem.asp (accessed April 24, 2005). 
Published only electronically Zloh, M.; Esposito, D.; Gibbons, W. A. Helical Net Plots and Lipid Favourable Surface Mapping of Transmembrane Helices of Integral Membrane Proteins: Aids to Structure Determination of Integral Membrane Proteins. Internet J. Chem. [Online] 2003, 6, Article 2. http://www.ijc.com/articles/ 2003v6/2/ (accessed Oct 13, 2004).
From preprint servers Ward, D. W.; Nelson, K. A. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Simulations of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Using a Spreadsheet. 2004, arXiv:physics/0402096. arXiv.org e-Print archive. http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0402096 (accessed Oct 13, 2004). 

 

Common Types of References with Examples
Source:  Coghill and Garson; The ACS Style Guide; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006. 
ONLINE BOOK TYPE EXAMPLE
Online books WITH Editors Oleksyn, B. J.; Stadnicka, K.; Sliwinski, J. Structural Chemistry of Enamines: A Statistical Approach. In The Chemistry of Enamines [Online]; Rappoport, Z., Ed.; The Chemistry of Functional Groups; Patai, S., Rappoport, Z., Series Eds.; Wiley & Sons: New York, 1994; Chapter 2, pp 87–218. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/ summary/109560980/SUMMARY (accessed April 24, 2005). 
Online books WITHOUT Editors Tour, J. M. Molecular Electronics: Commercial Insights, Chemistry, Devices, Architecture and Programming [Online]; World Scientific: River Edge, NJ, 2003; pp 177–180. http://legacy. netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=91422&piclist =19799,20141,20153 (accessed Nov 7, 2004). 

 

Common Types of References with Examples
Source:  Coghill and Garson; The ACS Style Guide; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006. 
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS EXAMPLE
Online encyclopedias Alkanolamines from Nitro Alcohols. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [Online]; Wiley & Sons, Posted March 14, 2003. http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/kirk/ articles/alkaboll.a01/frame.html (accessed Nov 7, 2004).

 

Common Types of References with Examples
Source:  Coghill and Garson; The ACS Style Guide; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006. 
OTHER ONLINE SOURCE TYPES EXAMPLE
General Web sites ACS Publications Division Home Page. http://pubs.acs.org (accessed Nov 7, 2004). 
Electronic lists and newsgroups

Chemical Information List Server, CHMINF-L@iubvm.ucs. indiana.edu (accessed Oct 13, 2004).

Computational Chemistry List, solvent discussion in archived messages of September 2003, chemistry@ccl.net (accessed Nov 10, 2004).

Electronic mail messages  Solla, L. R. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Personal communication, 2005.
CD-ROMs and DVDs periodicals  Fleming, S. A.; Jensen, A. W. Substitutent Effects on the Photocleavage of Benzyl–Sulfur Bonds.  Observation of the “Meta” Effect. J. Org. Chem. [CD-ROM] 1996, 61, 7044.
CD-ROMs and DVDs  books Green Chemistry:  Meeting Global Challenges [DVD]; American Chemical Society:  Washington, DC, 2003.
 
Common Types of References with Examples
Source:  Coghill and Garson; The ACS Style Guide; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006. 

The standard list of journal abbreviations is listed at CASSI, the Chemical Abstracts Services Source Index.

PRINT SOURCE TYPE EXAMPLE
Journal article WITH article title Klingler, J. Influence of Pretreatment on Sodium Powder. Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 2755–2768. 
Journal article WITHOUT article title Klingler, J. Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 2755–2768.
Nonscientific magazines and newspapers Squires, S. Falling Short on Nutrients. The Washington Post, Oct 4, 2005, p H1.
Books WITHOUT Editors  Le Couteur, P.; Burreson, J. Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History; Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam: New York, 2003; pp 32–47
Books WITH Editors Almlof, J.; Gropen, O. Relativistic Effects in Chemistry. In Reviews in Computational Chemistry; Lipkowitz, K. B., Boyd, D. B., Eds.; VCH: New York, 1996; Vol. 8, pp 206–210. 
Series publication cited as a book  Puls, J.; Saake, B. Industrially Isolated Hemicelluloses. In Hemicelluloses: Science and Technology; Gatenholm, P., Tenkanen, M., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series 864; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2004; pp 24–37. 
Series publication  cited as a journal Puls, J.; Saake, B. ACS Symp. Ser. 2004, 864, 24–37. 
Meeting or conference,
full citation
Garrone, E.; Ugliengo, P. In Structure and Reactivity of Surfaces, Proceedings of the European Conference, Trieste, Italy, Sept 13–20, 1988; Zecchina, A., Cost, G., Morterra, C., Eds.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, 1988.
Theses Mäckel, H. Capturing the Spectra of Silicon Solar Cells. Ph.D. Thesis, The Australian National University, December 2004. 
Patents Sheem, S. K. Low-Cost Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor. U.S. Patent 6,738,537, May 18, 2004
Government publications, U.S.  Agriculture Fact Book 2000; U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 2000.
Technical reports and bulletins Tschantz, B. A.; Moran, B. M. Modeling of the Hydrologic Transport of Mercury in the Upper East Fork Poplar Creek (UEFPC) Watershed; Technical Report for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems: Bethesda, MD, September 2004.
Material Safety Data Sheets Titanium Dioxide; MSDS No. T3627; Mallinckrodt Baker: Phillipsburg, NJ, Nov 12, 2003.
Personal communications Henscher, L. X. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Personal communication, 2001.

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