ACS style

The ACS style is a set of standards for writing documents relating to chemistry, including a standard method of citation in academic publication, developed by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The printed versions of the ACS style manual are entitled ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed. (2006), edited by Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson, and ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (1997).

Citation format

Abbreviations

Titles of journals are abbreviated; e.g.:

• J. Am. Chem. Soc. – Journal of the American Chemical Society
• J. Phys. Chem. – Journal of Physical Chemistry
• J. Phys. Chem. A – Journal of Physical Chemistry (A, B, or C)
• J. Org. Chem. – Journal of Organic Chemistry
• Org Lett – Organic Letters
• Phys. Rev. Lett. – Physical Review Letters
• Tetrahedron – Tetrahedron
• Tetrahedron Lett – Tetrahedron Letters
• Acc. Chem. Res. – Accounts of Chemical Research

Article published in a journal

• Last Name, First Initial.; Last Name, First Initial. Journal. Year, Volume, Pages.

Example of a journal citation:

Further reading

• Anne M. Coghill (Editor), Lorrin R. Garson (Editor). The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. 3rd ed. American Chemical Society, 2006.

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