Citing Reference Books, & Websites for Your Assignment
Check your assignment because there are very explicit instructions about how to cite each of the reference books and reliable websites for your assignment.
For your journal article citation, please refer to the ACS box below.
Using ACS Style for your Journal Article Citation
The ACS Style Guide, from the American Chemical Society, is the most prevalent citation style for chemical publications.
The most up-to-date version, titled ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication of the is available online. There is also a print copy of The ACS Style Guide located in the Reference collection in the library.
You can also use the ACS Style Quick Guide for quick reference.
The boxes below outline how to format particular types of references in ACS format. Example citations on this page are taken from The ACS Style Guide.
The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication by Available online at link above
Example of How to Format your Journal Article Citation
Reference List—Journal Articles
Author, A. A; Author, B. B; Author, C. C. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation, [Online if online] Year, Volume, Pagination. Web address.
- Borman, S. Protein Sequencing For The Masses. Chem. Eng. News 2004, 82 (28), 22-23. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC386476/
- Slunt, K. M.; Giancarlo, L. C. Student-Centered Learning: A Comparison of Two Different Methods of Instruction. J. Chem. Educ, 2004 81, 985-988. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed081p985
Tips
Journal name and volume number are in italics, the year is bolded.